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One day in the not-so-distant future, Northwell Health could have a fleet of emergency drones that can quickly respond to an accident, an opioid overdose or even a terrorist attack, using telehealth to communicate with patients at the scene. Continue reading
Esina Alic has been named Insitu President and Chief Executive Officer, assuming the role effective April 5.
Alic rejoins Insitu from adidas in Germany where she served as senior vice president of Global Operations, Strategy and Programs. Prior to adidas, she held a number of senior executive positions in business, finance and engineering at organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. Continue reading
Kitty Hawk, the secretive flying-car startup funded by Alphabet CEO Larry Page, has finally taken the wraps off its flying taxi, which it calls Cora. In a quiet corner of Canterbury, a new type of autonomous, electric “flying car” has been secretly tested since October. Its creators hope a flying taxi service could take to the skies in New Zealand within six years. Continue reading
skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, a global airspace management platform for drones, announced that they will develop and deploy the first national drone traffic management system in Europe. Continue reading
DEEP AERO is building an AI-driven, autonomous, self-governing, intelligent drone/unmanned aircraft system (UAS) traffic management (UTM) platform on the Blockchain. It is designed to enable safe low-altitude civilian flights of manned and unmanned aircraft in the shared airspace. Continue reading
UTAP-22 Mako
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received U.S. State Department approval to market its Mako High Performance Jet Tactical Unmanned Aerial System to certain European and Asia Pacific region countries. Continue reading
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is preparing for the introduction into service of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with a dedicated team currently working through the issues in the United States. Continue reading
The US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the audience at the FAA’s UAS Symposium (March 6- 8) by means of a recorded video. Continue reading