Canadian UAV manufacturer, Aeromao, has conducted a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) operation, flying at a distance of 30km away from its operators.
There has been a rapid increase in the number of news stories reporting drones almost colliding with civilian aircraft, usually due to an operator flying outside of the regulations. But is it really happening? It turns out that “drones” as a term, may be being used too freely when reporting these near misses.
Kuka, which is Germany’s largest maker of industrial robots, and one of the largest in the world, is planning to move into a new market: personal assistant robots. It intends to do this in partnership with Midea, the Chinese robotics firm that acquired it last year for €4.5bn.
On 13th June, United States senators Bill Nelson, Gary Peters, and John Thune announced the six principles that they intend to use as a foundation when drafting new legislation. This announcement arrives ahead of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing.
A May 19 meeting convened by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) confirmed there is broad-based support among key stakeholders from the private and public sectors for ANSI to establish an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Standardization Collaborative (UASSC).
This week, the United Nations is focussing on AI’s role in sustainable development and how it can assist global efforts to eliminate poverty and hunger, as well as protecting the environment.
A partner at one of the UK’s first law firms to develop a specialism in drones and autonomous technologies has sounded a warning about the development of drone countermeasures, with the first of its kind set to be installed at a Channel Islands prison.
New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has permitted a new restricted airspace to trial drones flying beyond line of sight, approving an 874 square kilometre test range in Northland’s Hokianga region.
The Trump Administration is requesting that the federal government be given the powers to track, hack, and destroy any type of drone in the country. In a document submitted to Congress, it is framed as an exception to the current laws that govern surveillance, computer privacy, and aircraft protection.
Texas and Connecticut have passed bills in the state senate that will allow testing of self-driving cars to take place on their roads.
A federal appeals court has ruled against the FAA in a case concerning its registration program of drones, giving hobbyists a potential way out from regulation.
Taking autonomous flight to a new level, DARPA has developed a robotic co-pilot capable of flying and landing a Boeing 737 aircraft. With a vision for increased safety of flights through reducing the workload for the human crew, the ALIAS program showcases how robotics can integrate and assist humans in the workplace.
Apple has acquired Lattice Data for about $200 million, resulting in 20 of their engineers joining the Apple Team. Lattice Data uses AI to turn unstructured data into usable data.
Durham police are about to go live with an artificial intelligence system designed to help officers assess whether or not a suspect should remain in custody. Suspects are classified as a low, medium, or high risk of offending and has already been tested by the force.
On 9th May Baker McKenzie announced the addition of Partners Kenneth Quinn and Jennifer Trock, a preeminent aviation and drone team based in Washington, DC. Ken will serve as Chair of Baker McKenzie’s Global Aviation Practice, and the two will jointly lead the Firm's newly formed Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) multidisciplinary team.
A look at the opportunities for lawyers to innovate rather than take a backseat with the integration of new technologies.
On the 8th May, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a proposal to regulate the operation of small drones in Europe. All interested parties are welcome to comment this proposal from 12 May until 12 August 2017.
On 12th January, MEPs voted for a set of regulations to be drafted to govern the use and creation of robots and artificial intelligence, hot off the back of the UK government setting up a commission to look at the issues surrounding artificial intelligence. Across continents, the law is unclear and differing and is likely to evolve in this area.
Boeing is researching how best multiple, unmanned aircraft systems can work together safely.
Today, two of the largest companies involved in developing self-driving technologies will face off in court. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Google, filed the suit in February, asserting that Uber had stolen its technology and was infringing on patents relating to its LiDAR systems.
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