Raptor Maps, a company that makes it simple and affordable for solar companies to adopt drone technology as a tool, has announced a new round of funding from veteran energy investors.
Raptor Maps develops software to build geospatial, digital models of photovoltaic (PV) system asset health. Over the last year, the company has analyzed more than 25 million solar panels in 21 countries across 6,000 MW. Uses include PV system inspection and verification, due diligence and construction site installation progression, to name a few.
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Raytheon, United Technologies merge to form Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Raytheon and aerospace company United Technologies have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, resulting in a combined company called Raytheon Technologies Corp.
The transaction will create what the companies call a “premier systems provider with advanced technologies to address rapidly growing segments within aerospace and defense.” Together, the companies say that they will offer a complementary portfolio of platform-agnostic aerospace and defense technologies.
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik AI emerges from stealth; partners with Walmart
According to TechCrunch, an autonomous vehicle startup called Gatik AI has come out of stealth with $4.5 million in funding.
Operating out of Palo Alto, California and Toronto, Canada, Gatik AI, which has already partnered with Walmart, and is launching a service with Walmart in the coming weeks, wants to use autonomous light-commercial trucks and vans to perform short hauls of goods between businesses.
Air Canada Cargo to market and sell Drone Delivery Canada's services
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has partnered with Air Canada, which will result in Air Canada Cargo using its marketing and sales platforms and resources to market and sell DDC’s drone delivery services in Canada.
Under the terms of the agreement, and subject to DDC obtaining required regulatory approvals, DDC will build and operate up to 150,000 drone delivery routes in Canada. These routes will include several components, such as timetables, flight schedules and types of UAS to be deployed.
Local Motors brings global fleet challenge for autonomous shuttle to Atlanta
Local Motors has announced that Atlanta, Georgia will be the next site for its global fleet challenge for the company’s autonomous shuttle, Olli.
The entry window for the challenge opened on Tuesday, June 4, and entries will be accepted through July 31. Once a winner is chosen, engineers from Local Motors will map Olli’s autonomous route.
The state of Georgia has been open to the potential of autonomous vehicle technology. Peachtree Corners, an Atlanta suburb, is currently working on its autonomous vehicle test track, and just a few years ago, Georgia’s former governor signed a bill into law that allows self-driving vehicles to operate on public roads.
Boeing announces investment in Robotic Skies
Boeing has announced an investment in Robotic Skies, a provider of services that connect manufacturers and operators of commercial UAS with a global network of more than 170 civil aviation authority-certified repair stations.
Planck Aerosystems to scale marketing efforts using recently awarded $25,000 voucher
As part of its participation in the inaugural Defense Innovation Voucher Program (DIV) Grand Prize Pitch, Planck Aerosystems, a developer of specialized drone technology, was awarded a $25,000 voucher.
Based on their accomplishments, goals and overall involvement in the program, five DIV companies were chosen to participate in the DIV Grand Prize Pitch. Planck Aerosystems was selected as the winner by a live voting audience and a panel of judges.
The other four finalists were EpiSci (EpiSys Science Inc.), Fuse Integration, Inc., GET Engineering Corporation and Trabus Technologies.
BAE Systems purchases key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions
BAE Systems Inc. has purchased the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, which develops affordable UUV technology and platforms.
With a specialty in small UUVs, Riptide’s UUVs are described as “sophisticated yet simple, efficient, and highly flexible,” and offer “performance discriminators within this domain” that include greater depth, range, endurance, and speed.
“Adding Riptide's technological capabilities will position us to provide customers unmatched flexibility by offering a family of UUVs and integrated payload solutions capable of supporting a variety of critical missions,” says Terry Crimmins, president of BAE Systems Electronic Systems.
Airbus Aerial, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions partner to help companies identify flood risks using UAS
Airbus Aerial and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions are partnering to help companies efficiently identify flood risks and more accurately predict weather-related flood damage.
Through the collaboration, Airbus Aerial’s drone imagery and data will power FLOAT, the flood assessment tool of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.
“We are very excited to announce our collaboration with a global leader in the commercial insurance market, and to be able to offer this unique solution to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ clients around the world,” says Jesse Kallman, president of Airbus Aerial, from the company’s Atlanta headquarters.