Participants in the SESAR Joint Undertaking CORUS X-UAM project to strengthen safe Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations, plan a live demonstration later this year in
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Category: Urban air mobility
US announces effective dates for remote identification rule applicable to flights over people
The final rules requiring remote identification of drones and allowing some flights over people, over moving vehicles and at night under certain conditions will go
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Japan approves a bill to help realise BVLOS flights in unsegregated airspace
Japan’s Cabinet has introduced a bill to revise aviation law as part of wider aviation legislation encouraging industry recovery following the pandemic. One of the
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LMT partners with Dimetor to enable connectivity in VLL airspace for BVLOS flights
LMT and software company Dimetor have partnered to explore the integration of drones into very low level (VLL) airspace. This builds on earlier collaboration where
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Varon Vehicles and Airio collaborate to generate urban mobility routes for unmanned vehicles
Varon Vehicles and Airio have announced they are jointly collaborating to integrate Airio’s route generating capabilities into Varon Vehicle’s Traffic Management Systems (TMS). The partnership
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‘Establish a robust UTM system’ says ITF report into safe integration of drones
A report published by the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF), presents policy options for the successful integration of drones into the transport system. It asks
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UK opens request for information to industry for drone related services and solutions
UK innovation incubator Connected Places Catapult has opened a Request For Information (RFI) to industry to investigate the drone-related services and solutions available now or in
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EASA publishes drone information notices which highlight do’s and don’ts for operators
To support the drone community in the safe operation of drones, EASA is putting at everyone’s disposal leaflets covering the main safety points related to
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“Who should manage urban airspace?” – CIVATAglobal webinar
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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SKYCORP files patent for ‘drone controlling device’ for internet of drones
Autonomous ecosystem builder SKYCORP has filed a patent submission with the European Patent Office, for its Internet of Drones enabling Drone Controlling Device. This new
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