AUVSI recently submitted comments in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) UAS Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations (BVLOS) Request for Comment, as well as submitted our support for the accompanying BVLOS exemptions for Phoenix Air Unmanned and AUVSI members uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward, and
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June Recap: 2023 State Legislative Sessions
The sixth, and final, month of the “traditional” state legislative session has ended, with another ten states adjourning from their regular session, for a total of 41 states out of session. Of the nine states still in, six have legislature that meet year-round.
Of the adjourned States, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia all have carryover – so all the measures in those states will remain eligible for consideration in 2024.
Future of Air & Space
Future of Air & Space presented by National Grid highlights innovation in the air and space industry in Upstate New York. This event brings together professionals from established companies, investors, and dealmakers together with entrepreneurs.
Cutting-edge innovation is happening in Upstate NY in UAS and uncrewed systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), edge & quantum computing, and their applications. Attendees will learn about tech, working with the Department of Defense, and make connections with investors, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals. Together, this event facilitates discovering synergies for longer-term business relationships.
This exclusive aerospace and defense investor event includes:
Skyfire Consulting: Today is the First Day of the Rest of the Drone Industry
Every few years, a remarkable opportunity comes along in our democracy, whereby the people who are affected by certain regulations have the opportunity to weigh in on how those regulations are designed.
AUVSI Remarks on Counter-UAS at XELEVATE’S 2023 Airspace Awareness and Protection Conference
On June 8, 2023, AUVSI attended and exhibited at the 2023 Airspace Awareness and Protection Conference, co-hosted by Xelevate and C-UAS Hub in Leesburg, Virginia. Elizabeth Sila, Government Affairs Coordinator for AUVSI, delivered remarks on the secure integration of drones into the national airspace system. Below is a summary of her remarks:
Law-Tech Connect at XPONENTIAL 2023 | Episode 1: Regulators Delivering the Goods?
The second annual Law-Tech Connect Workshop was co-located at XPONENTIAL 2023, where it connected and informed all involved in uncrewed systems (C-Suite, operators, engineers, attorneys, academics, students, etc.) in a dynamic one-day session of techno-legal content. Topics included global drone regulations, artificial intelligence policy, public-private partnership legal authorities, the law of the air/land/sea, intellectual property, privacy law and more.
P3 Tech Consulting will be streaming the first episode of a free ongoing monthly Law-Tech Connect series from XPONENTIAL 2023.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Missouri
For the 2023 legislative session, Missouri introduced four measures related to drones, none of which passed.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Iowa
As the 2023 legislative session began Iowa legislators had a clear goal in mind – protecting the privacy of farmers. As a major agricultural state, the concerns of farmers and the agricultural community have always been a focus of the legislature.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Montana
For the 2023 legislative session, Montana introduced four measures related to drones, two of which were signed into law. These measures focused on the misuse of drones, from trespassing, to hunting, to interfering with emergency services.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Hawaii
For the 2023 legislative session, Hawaii introduced five measures, two