The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft…
Japan’s Next Wave of Autonomy: Show-stopping Tech from CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi At a packed CES 2026 pitch session co-hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and ShowStoppers, a slate of Japanese startups showed how the country’s deep…
Out of Stealth and Into the Fight: VICTUS Gives Autonomy a Backbone When GPS Fails
By: Dawn Zoldi Jesse Hamel, founder and CEO of VICTUS Technologies, has spent his entire career preparing for a world where GPS can no longer be trusted. In anticipation of…
GeoBuiz Summit 2026: A Curated Forum for Leaders Shaping the Future of the Geospatial Economy
By: Brittany Donald, AG Media Partner – Geospatial World The geospatial industry has reached a pivotal moment. Spatial intelligence is no longer a specialist capability operating at the margins of…
Global Standards, Open Source, Risk and the Forging the New Digital Airspace
By: Phil Kenul, AG Standards Ambassador This fall, the unmanned aviation community touched down in Zurich for the InterUSS Workshop followed by the Global UTM Association’s Harmonized Skies 2025 event,…
Beyond CORS: Unlocking Sub-Centimeter Accuracy in Drone Mapping with InTerra
By: Dawn Zoldi As drone mapping matures, the demand for ultra-precise geospatial data grows across infrastructure, construction and transportation sectors. At the Tennessee Drone and AAM Summit, Larry Donelson of…
One Touch to Takeoff: Skyryse Designs Simplicity in Flight
By: Charlton Evans, AG Certification Ambassador The future of aviation control could someday come down to a single swipe. At the 2025 NBAA-BACE conference, Skyryse’s Jonahs Ruiz described his company’s…
The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
TOYOTA’S NEXT-GENERATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUILT WITH MAPBOX
The New Toyota Audio Multimedia System, with Navigation Built with Mapbox, Will Launch on America’s Best-selling Compact SUV, the All-new 2026 RAV4, Before Rolling Out to Future Toyota Models in…
BENTELER acquires Deutsche Bahn company ioki, creating first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility
Unique group of companies accelerating the mobility transition: Autonomous vehicles, operational services and software-based mobility solutions “made in Europe” from a single source Integrated approach simplifies the rollout and operation…
NEURA Robotics Unveils Next-Generation Robots and Announces Exciting CES 2026 Program
NEURA CES exhibit will demonstrate the capabilities of its industry-leading Neuraverse platform New generation of the Humanoid 4NE1 as well as its smaller version, 4NE1 Mini, and the NEURA Quadruped…
Hesai Announces Partnership with MOVIN, Redefining the Future of 3D Motion Capture
Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 — CES — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, announced today it has entered into a partnership with MOVIN to…
Israel Railways to Unveil Groundbreaking Innovations in Smart Mobilityand Sustainable Rail at CES 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 2, 2026) – Israel Railways, the nation’s pioneering force in modern rail transportation, is set to make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026…
Deepen AI Brings Safety-First Data Infrastructure for AVs and Robotics to CES 2026
CES demos include target less calibration and an exclusive preview of Deepen AI’s Vision-Language-Action framework Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 – Deepen AI, a leading full-stack data lifecycle platform for…
Chips&Media and Visionary.ai Unveil the World’s First AI-Based Full Image Signal Processor, Redefining the Future of Image Quality
5 January, 2026m Seoul, South Korea and Jerusalem, Israel – Chips&Media, Inc. (KOSDAQ:094360) a leading hardware IP provider with more than 20 years of leadership in the multimedia industry, and Visionary.ai,…
OpEd – Secretary Duffy’s $12.5 Billion Air Traffic Control Overhaul Must Include UAS and AAM Interoperability
By: Michelle Duquette, AG Operations Ambassador In a recent fireside chat at the Honeywell American Aviation Leadership Summit, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy laid out an ambitious timeline: rebuild America’s air…
Op-Ed: Restoring American Leadership in UAS, AAM and eVTOL Technologies
By: Rex Alexander, AG Infrastructure Ambassador On June 6th, 2025, President Donald Trump issued his Executive Order, “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” in an attempt to restore American leadership in uncrewed…
OpEd – Quantum-Enhanced Right of Way: Manned-Unmanned Skies in Harmony in a Brave New World
by Fahad ibne Masood, MRAeS In the year 2030, the population density of urban areas will cause rush hour to be a time of extreme congestion. Electric air taxis will…
OpEd – Beyond the Earthly Rulebook: Navigating the Cosmic Gray Zone in Space
By: Tracy L. Reynolds, AG Maritime and Space Law Ambassador As humanity’s ambitions propel us beyond Earth’s boundaries, we find ourselves at the edge of a new legal frontier where…
Clear Words, Safer Skies: A “Words Matter” Review of the FAA Part 108 BVLOS NPRM
By: Michelle Duquette, AG Operations Ambassador The FAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Part 108 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations marks a pivotal advancement in modernizing…
Op-Ed – Why GPS-Only Solutions Are Not Enough: The Case for Independent Surveillance in Part 108 BVLOS Drone Operations
By: Ray Adams,* AG Contributor As the FAA’s Part 108 rule for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations moves toward implementation, it’s clear that advanced cooperative technologies like…
OpEd – America’s Counter-Drone Imperative: Permanent Congressional Action Needed Now to Secure the Skies
By: Dawn Zoldi The American drone industry, as a whole, has marked its collective calendar with a single, palpable date: October 6th, the conclusion of the public comment period for…
OpEd – How to Submit Impactful Public Comments for the FAA Part 108 BVLOS Drone Regulations
By: James Grimsley* An important part of aviation rulemaking is the involvement of public stakeholders. Submitting effective public comments on the FAA’s Part 108 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is…
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The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
TOYOTA’S NEXT-GENERATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUILT WITH MAPBOX
The New Toyota Audio Multimedia System, with Navigation Built with Mapbox, Will Launch on America’s Best-selling Compact SUV, the All-new 2026 RAV4, Before Rolling Out to Future Toyota Models in…
BENTELER acquires Deutsche Bahn company ioki, creating first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility
Unique group of companies accelerating the mobility transition: Autonomous vehicles, operational services and software-based mobility solutions “made in Europe” from a single source Integrated approach simplifies the rollout and operation…
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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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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…
Robotics | Full Crew Episode 76
Check out our revamped Full Crew newscast, with rotating Autonomy Global Ambassador Hosts! To kick off 2026 strong, we feature AG EUR AMB Joanna Wieczorek, with Guests: Sean Guerre Managing…
AGN LIVE! CES 2026
AGN Live hits fabulous Las Vegas to kick off the New Year from the show floor the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), thanks to our sponsor TEAL. Checkout the latest…