To support the autonomous revolution, the United States will need signifcant changes to existing regulatory frameworks, Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote Thursday.
“Everyone in this room has tried making small, incremental improvements or changes to the system over the past nine years,” said the 34-year-old entrepreneur, who co-founded the medical delivery-by-drone company in 2014.
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On the Road to Assured Autonomy
AUSVI's XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, began day one with a focus on technology and an accent on how technology affords assured autonomy. Panelists and speakers focused on the challenge of serving assured autonomy, delving into the processes and methodologies to ensure safe and practical systems for autonomous systems.
Panels tackled the issues via various topics. These included framing assured autonomy and developing ways to best think about assured autonomy. What is the best approach to safety? And how should these approaches influence the development of technology?
FAA chief hails industry collaboration as part of regulatory path to trusted integration, including progress on BVLOS
In a keynote titled “Leading to Trusted Integration,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson raised hopes of progress by the end of the year toward new beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) rules.
But first, he invoked the vocabulary of aviation to acknowledge that regulation is often seen as a “drag” on the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry’s momentum.
Dickson, a former commercial pilot and vice president of Delta Air Lines, admitted to having “had my own opinions” on the subject of regulatory drag earlier in his career.
DOT Secretary Buttigieg visits Global Air Drone Academy
On a summer afternoon, a drone flew above the Global Air Drone Academy (GADA) in Baltimore, Maryland – but this time, it wasn’t being flown by a summer camp student learning about drones. This flight was piloted by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, with the Mayor of Baltimore City, Brandon Scott, and the Academy’s students and mentors in attendance.
AUVSI Pathfinder Symposium
The 32nd Pathfinder Symposium is three days 30 August,31 August, and 1 September. We will have multi-service members of the UAS community from PEO U&W, SOCOM, and the US Army. Keynotes are MG Rugen FVL CFT, Mr Mason PEO Aviation, and COL Anderson PM UAS. PM UAS speakers on SUAS, TUAS, and C2E. Exhibitors include Textron, L3 Harris, Northrop Grumman, Martin UAV, AeroVironment, Insitu, and many others.
Increasing Girls’ Involvement With Drones
Educational programs are increasingly making efforts to close gender gaps in STEM, the drone community is no exception.
An aviation industry professional, mother, and involved member of her community, Lorie Grabham is also leader in advancing drone education and opportunities for girls. Throughout her career in aviation, Grabham has seen how more inclusive and diverse groups result in more innovative outcomes:
“Talking with people who aren’t like us creates new ideas, energy, and excitement with everyone involved – everyone should want that.”
UNMANNED SYSTEMS DEFENSE PHASE II: AIR
AUVSI today hosted Phase II of Unmanned Systems Defense, the association’s signature event connecting industry leaders with U.S. defense officials to advance the front line of innovation. Throughout the day’s progamming that focused on the air domain, experts highlighted the role of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in joint defense operations, shared updates about the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program, and discussed regulatory approaches to unmanned traffic management (UTM).
The role of UAS in Multi-Domain Operations
Autonomy, Connectivity Unlock the Future of UAS
Last month, AUVSI and SAE International hosted the first Business of Automated Mobility Forum, bringing together participants and speakers from across the automated mobility industry to develop actionable roadmaps to success.
During a keynote address by Skydio CEO Adam Bry and an Enterprise Solutions Series presented by Roy Goldman, VP of Product Management and Mike Ross, Sr. Director of Product Management at Skydio, Forum attendees learned about the importance of combining software advancements in autonomous flight and cloud connectivity to ensure drone uses across verticals can provide the most value possible.
Autonomy Will Unlock a New UAS Paradigm
AUVSI’s NTSB NPRM Comment
This week, AUVSI submitted a formal comment to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on its Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to revise its investigation authorities related to drone accidents and incidents.
AUVSI’s Recommendations
Phase II - AUVSI USDPS Virtual Conference Next Week
Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.org