Mercedes-Benz and Google strategic partnership
Mercedes-Benz and Google announced a long-term strategic partnership to further accelerate auto innovation and create the industry’s next-generation digital luxury car experience. With this partnership, Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to build its own branded navigation experience based on new in-car data and navigation capabilities from Google Maps Platform. https://group.mercedes-benz.com
EH216 AAV completes its Japan’s first passenger-carrying demo flight
EHang Holdings Limited has announced that its EH216 passengergrade autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) …

NYPA receives FAA waiver for automated drone operations
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has received its first federal approval to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot in command. In a significant step forward, this Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver enables NYPA to conduct fully remote drone operations such as asset and vegetative management inspections at its Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in Schoharie County. NYPA’s growing …

EagleView launches next-gen Asset Management with AI
EagleView announced the launch of its next-generation asset management solutions. Combining high-resolution oblique aerial imagery with machine learning, it is solving a variety of asset management challenges for local governments and commercial organizations. www.eagleview.com
Thales and LuxCarta to offer AI solutions
Thales and LuxCarta join forces to offer artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced solutions for intelligence and military cartography. Thales has a recognized expertise in the production of military and …

Galileo signal component tested for Internet of Things use
One of Europe’s Galileo satellites has been reconfigured to emit a new signal component optimised to serve low-end receiver devices and Internet of Things applications.
The metre-level accuracy provided by Galileo’s Open Service makes it the world’s most accurate generallyavailable service, out-performing other global navigation systems such as GPS and providing not only positioning, navigation and timing services to users worldwide, but also aiding rescue missions. Yet individual satellites …

Dubai opens world’s largest solar-powered data centre
Dubai has inaugurated the largest solarpowered data centre in the world at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the emirate. The centre is operated by the Moro Hub, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa).
It is designed to provide nextgeneration services in the areas of digital transformation, cloud and hosting services, cybersecurity, smart cities, internet of things (IoT) services and professional and managed services, …

SBG Systems announces Quanta Plus
SBG Systems has launched Quanta Plus, its latest Inertial Navigation System (INS). It is a small, lightweight, and highperformance OEM product that can be easily integrated into survey systems with LiDAR or other third-party sensors. It is engineered to deliver accurate and reliable navigation data even in the most demanding environments. It combines a high-performance miniature tactical IMU with a GNSS receiver that is resilient to harsh covering conditions, providing RTK fixes even in challenging situations.
The system boasts a wide range of features to make it …

ZF partnership with Beep
ZF unveils its next generation shuttle for autonomous driving in urban environments and mixed traffic at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas/ Nevada, USA. It has announced a strategic partnership with U.S. mobility services provider Beep, Inc. The agreement aims to deliver several thousand shuttles to customers over the coming years. zf.com
HERE to provide indoor/outdoor device positioning services
HERE Technologies has announced its work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver developers with improved performance for indoor/ outdoor positioning capabilities to track and manage …

DroneDeploy support for DJI Mavic 3E
DroneDeploy Flight app now supports autonomous mapping missions on the new DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise (M3E), using the RC Pro Enterprise Smart Controller. This means that, for the first time, DroneDeploy can be installed directly on your smart controller. The Mavic 3 Enterprise’s high-resolution 20MP camera, support for network RTK, increased flight time and mechanical shutter make it the drone of choice for producing high-quality maps within DroneDeploy. www.dronedeploy.com
Automated Drones for Monitoring of Canadian Electric Power Stations
Percepto announced that Transport Canada has …

Maxar awarded $192m IDIQ contract
Maxar Technologies has announced that it was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA), worth up to $192 million over five years.
Under the Foreign Commercial Imagery Program contract, it will provide multiple U.S. allies and partners with commercial imagery services consisting of high-resolution electro-optical, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and 3D data products. www.maxar.com ‘
AICRAFT launched edge computing device to space
South Australian artificial intelligence (AI) company AICRAFT has successfully launched its edge computing module to set a record for …

FAA researching advanced RAIM for GPS approaches
An official evaluation of Advanced RAIM (ARAIM), a GPS technique used in aviation receivers for safer landings and take-offs, is being conducted by the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The WAAS Test Team at the technical center has begun to monitor the Integrity Support Data (ISD) parameters of ARAIM using evaluation tools and methods developed by both the center and Stanford University. Results of this monitoring will be published in a quarterly report on the …