North America
The World’s First Personal Robocar: Driving Toward Level 4 With Tensor’s Autonomous Vehicle at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Autonomy level 4 describes a vehicle that can drive itself without human intervention under defined conditions or in specific geofenced areas, even if the human does not...Read More
Axon Vision Wins Leonardo DRS Order for AI-Powered Counter-Drone Systems Targeting U.S. Defense Market
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli company Axon Vision has received an order from Leonardo DRS for delivery of its new AI-based system for counter-uncrewed aircraft...Read More
Geo Week 2026 to Spotlight the “Power of Geospatial” for Today’s Most Complex Challenges
By: Carla Lauter, DivCom Geo Week returns to Denver on February 16–18, 2026, bringing together the largest gathering of geospatial and built-world professionals in the United States. The annual event...Read More
Swarm Forge Program – Auterion Powers First Kinetic Live Swarm Strike on US Soil
FLORIDA / ARLINGTON, VA (13 January 2026) – Auterion, the leading swarm prime, today announced a decisive breakthrough in modern warfare, successfully executing a live-fire combat drone swarm strike at a...Read More
OpEd – Drone Delivery’s Blind Spot: Why FAA’s Drone Package PEA Potentially Puts Heliports, Hospitals and Safety at Risk
By: Dawn Zoldi* By midnight January 8th, the FAA’s official public comment period on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Drone Package Delivery Operations quietly closed with only a...Read More
When the Network Is the Lifeline: How Verizon’s Robotic Dog and 5G Partners Are Rewiring Public Safety
By: Dawn Zoldi At GBEF EDGE 2026 in Las Vegas, Verizon Frontline turned a tech demo into a live proof of concept for what mission success looks like when autonomy,...Read More
Aerospacelab to Supply Eight Additional Satellites for Xona building on success of Pulsar-0
New order bridges Xona’s path to meet early demand with launches beginning in late 2026. Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – January 13, 2025, 07:00 CET – Aerospacelab, a leader in satellite manufacturing and...Read More
Hirth Engines and ePropelled Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance High‑Efficiency Propulsion Systems
Coventry, UK 13 January 2026 – Hirth Engines, a globally recognised leader in two‑stroke engine technology, and ePropelled, an innovator in high‑efficiency intelligent electric propulsion and power‑generation systems, today announced a...Read More
From Vineyard Rows to Robot Rows: Inside Kubota and Agtonomy’s Autonomous Ag at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Unlike many other companies on the CES 2026 show floor in Las Vegas, Kubota and Agtonomy were not talking about hypothetical robots or distant roadmaps. They were...Read More
Public Safety UAS in 2026: A Year of Transition, Security and Innovation
By: Jason Day, AG Ambassador – Public Safety As we now venture into 2026, public safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have already made significant headway at the intersection of policy,...Read More
