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Setting the Airways for Urban Air Mobility

Jun 17, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Mobility

Flying drones are doing great things today, from powerline inspection to security surveillance to precision agriculture (fertilizer and pesticide application). These drones have evolved from remotely piloted to fully autonomous, where the user programs waypoints and...

Self-Driven Women Take The Wheel In Autonomous Tech

Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles

The self-driving vehicle industry may be young, just a bit over a decade old, but already a meaningful trend is taking shape: it’s proving to be more open to women CEOs and founders–including women of color–than the broader tech industry and for U.S. companies...

AVs ‘Are a Switch-off’

Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles

It seems that many motorists enjoy driving too much or are else suspicious of self-driving cars, according to a major study. LESS than one in 10 UK motorists would feel safe in a fully self-driving vehicle, findings of a large survey suggest. And only 12 per cent...

An Investment With a Big Return

Jun 10, 2021 | Government, Investment, Research

The U.S. government used to devote a much larger share of the country’s resources to investing in the future. Every year from the 1950s through the ’70s, federal spending on research and development equaled at least 1 percent of G.D.P. The share peaked above 2 percent...

How Drones Are Aiding In International Development

Jun 10, 2021 | Drones

When many people think of international development, their thoughts tend to land on traditional efforts like fundraising and community service rather than the power of cutting-edge technology, like drones. While advocacy and community service remain crucially...