Looking Ahead to 2026: How Government is Adopting Autonomy, AI and Geospatial Tech – and What It Means for Emerging Technology Businesses
By: Dawn Zoldi As 2026 begins, autonomy and geospatial technologies have transitioned from side projects to core tools to how agencies plan, operate and defend. From federal civilian programs to…
Renderings to Reality: Turning Drone And AAM Visions into Durable Infrastructure
By: Dawn Zoldi Regularized operations with automated drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft move closer to reality everyday than most communities realize. But the real work happens far from…
The World’s First Personal Robocar: Driving Toward Level 4 With Tensor’s Autonomous Vehicle at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Autonomy level 4 describes a vehicle that can drive itself without human intervention under defined conditions or in specific geofenced areas, even if the human does not…
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OpEd – Drone Delivery’s Blind Spot: Why FAA’s Drone Package PEA Potentially Puts Heliports, Hospitals and Safety at Risk
By: Dawn Zoldi* By midnight January 8th, the FAA’s official public comment period on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Drone Package Delivery Operations quietly closed with only a…
When the Network Is the Lifeline: How Verizon’s Robotic Dog and 5G Partners Are Rewiring Public Safety
By: Dawn Zoldi At GBEF EDGE 2026 in Las Vegas, Verizon Frontline turned a tech demo into a live proof of concept for what mission success looks like when autonomy,…
From Vineyard Rows to Robot Rows: Inside Kubota and Agtonomy’s Autonomous Ag at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Unlike many other companies on the CES 2026 show floor in Las Vegas, Kubota and Agtonomy were not talking about hypothetical robots or distant roadmaps. They were…
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Vantis Enables ISight Drone Services to Expand BVLOS Operations
GRAND FORKS, ND – Vantis, North Dakota’s beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) system, has achieved another significant milestone with the approval of its first drone operator authorized to fly BVLOS across all four Vantis…
Axon Vision Wins Leonardo DRS Order for AI-Powered Counter-Drone Systems Targeting U.S. Defense Market
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli company Axon Vision has received an order from Leonardo DRS for delivery of its new AI-based system for counter-uncrewed aircraft…
Geo Week 2026 to Spotlight the “Power of Geospatial” for Today’s Most Complex Challenges
By: Carla Lauter, DivCom Geo Week returns to Denver on February 16–18, 2026, bringing together the largest gathering of geospatial and built-world professionals in the United States. The annual event…
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The 2025 AAM National Strategy & Comprehensive Plan – A White Paper
This white paper unpacks the U.S. AAM National Strategy and Comprehensive Plan for 2026–2036, detailing how DOT, FAA, NASA, DOD, DHS, DOE, and more than 25 federal agencies will coordinate…
FCC Public Notice on UAS and UAS Critical Components
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice adding non‑U.S.-manufactured uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and key UAS components to its national security “Covered List,” effectively blocking future FCC equipment…
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s playbook for moving AAM from pilot projects to everyday transportation….
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Yaron Rosen, Executive Chairman, Airwayz | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 105
This week on The Dawn of Autonomy podcast, as part of our “2026 Look Ahead” series sponsored by Carahsoft, we sit down with Yaron Rosen, Executive Chairman of Airwayz. Yaron…
Sasi Kiran Golivi, CTO, Co-Founder & Sai Praneetha Mutyala, Vice President & CMO, Karshak | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 104
This episode features Sasikiran Golivi, CTO and Co-Founder, who leads Karshak’s vertically integrated aerospace R&D from the ground up, developing proprietary subsystems and avionics designed for real-world performance, not just assembly….
Legal Issues for Autonomy in the Maritime Environment
Did you know there is a duty to provide search and rescue at sea? How does that work if the ship or vessel is fully autonomous with no person on…
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