On Monday, June 3, AutonomouStuff, part of Hexagon's Positioning Intelligence division, launched the first phase of its Open Autonomy Pilot program.
AutonomouStuff will conduct testing on a defined route in downtown Peoria, Illinois, as it collects data and tests software on two automated research and development vehicles.
“The goal of the Open Autonomy Pilot is to enable, accelerate and deploy technology that drives the future of autonomy,” explains Bobby Hambrick, founder, CEO and president of AutonomouStuff, and chief autonomy officer of Hexagon PI.
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Milrem Robotics, ST Engineering demonstrate BVLOS combat UGV during live fire exercise
During a live fire exercise in April held in Tapa, Estonia, Milrem Robotics and ST Engineering demonstrated a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) combat UGV armed with a 40-millimeter AGL and a 12.7-millimeter HMG.
Made up of Milrem Robotics' THeMIS UGV and ST Engineering's ADDER DM Remote Weapon Station, the joint warfare system is meant to be a force multiplier for dismounted troops that can be used in urban areas, as well as rural areas.
Lyft, Aptiv complete 50,000 self-driving rides
A year after launching their self-driving program in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lyft and Aptiv have announced that they have successfully completed more than 50,000 passenger rides.
Through their work with the State of Nevada, City of Las Vegas, Clark County, and Regional Transportation Commission, Lyft and Aptiv have grown their commercial operation to provide access to over 2,100 hotels, entertainment venues, restaurants, and popular destinations throughout the Las Vegas Strip and downtown area, including City Hall and the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Phillips 66, Square Robot, Veritank successfully complete robotic inspection
Diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66, Square Robot Inc. and Veritank Inc. have announced that they recently successfully deployed an autonomous robot that safely performed its first in-service inspection of the interior of an aboveground diesel storage tank.
Designed and manufactured by Square Robot, the autonomous robot is allowed to conduct inspections while the tank is in-service and filled with product, thanks to receiving National Electric Code Class 1, Division 2 (C1D2) certification.
The robot is also capable of capturing high-clarity visual images of the interior, and providing insight into the tank’s sediment levels and coating condition.
NUAIR, ANRA Technologies conduct operational assessment of ANRA's UTM technology
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) and ANRA Technologies recently collaborated to conduct an operational assessment of ANRA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) technology for broadcast and network based remote identification (RID) of UAS.
During the assessment, which took place from May 28 to 29 at the New York UAS Test Site located at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York, NUAIR staff used draft industry standards for evaluating both broadcast and network based remote identification capabilities to assess ANRA’s technology.
NUAIR staff flew several UAS; two of which carried a unique Wi-Fi broadcast module provided by ANRA and Doodle Labs, to test RID broadcast capability.
WhiteFox releases white paper outlining path forward for the integration of UAS into National Airspace
In response to events both domestic and abroad, WhiteFox has developed and released a new white paper entitled ‘Enabling the Good While Preventing the Bad: How Security Enables the Drone Industry.’
In the white paper, which highlights “the need to protect against potential public safety and homeland security threats posed by UAS,” WhiteFox outlines what it calls “critical recommendations for a comprehensive counter-UAS legislative framework.”
Grinnell Mutual using Kespry drones and aerial intelligence platform for roof inspections
Grinnell Mutual, a property casualty insurance company and the nation’s largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies, is using Kespry’s UAS and aerial intelligence platform for residential and commercial property roof inspections.
Using Kespry’s technology, Grinnell Mutual takes detailed, high-resolution photos that are rapidly blended into single, composite 3-D images of roofs. Combined with aerial intelligence and machine learning-based algorithmic assessments made in the Kespry Cloud, the images help Grinnell Mutual’s adjusters determine storm-related damage so that they can make the most accurate claims decisions possible.
OneSky begins live flight testing with AGI OneSky UTM platform
In collaboration with Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) and Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York, OneSky, a business unit of Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI), recently began live flight testing with the AGI OneSky UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform.
The tests are being conducted as part of NASA’s ongoing UTM initiative, which is designed to enable civilian low-altitude airspace and UAS operations, and validating requirements for UAS Service Suppliers (USS).
Silent Falcon introduces Silent Falcon Extended Endurance UAS
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has introduced its new Silent Falcon Extended Endurance (EE) UAS.
Equipped with the newest technological innovations in solar panels, battery and solar power conversion, the Silent Falcon EE UAS can stay aloft for up to eight hours during the day, and four hours at night.
The communications capabilities of the Silent Falcon EE have also been upgraded, thanks to the inclusion of three MIMO MANET radios at the Ground Control Station with the SF TriAntenna configuration. Not only does this configuration greatly increase connectivity, bandwidth and reliability, but it also allows one of the radios to be used to connect a remote site, such as a command center to the radio network.
UAVOS introduces new ground control station to monitor and control UAS
UAVOS has introduced its new Portable Ground Control Station (PGCS 3), which is “implemented as a console with controls collected on the ergonomic control panel,” the company says.
In its basic configuration, PGCS 3 comes with a military-grade rugged Getac X500 laptop. Thanks to the ability to integrate different 15-inch laptop computer models, the PGCS 3 is an “even more” versatile platform to use, UAVOS notes.
Described as a “detachable computer and a console with additional controls,” the PGCS 3 is fully compatible with UAVOS autopilot. Console joysticks, push-buttons and switches are all industrial water-proofed units, and the panel is equipped with a quick-release mechanism for docking the laptop.
