N.B. Company Will Help NASA Test Drone Safety In Urban Environments
It’s a big deal when a startup finds a partner with global reach, but AVSS of New Brunswick has just found a partner whose operations extend to the far reaches of the galaxy.
Rothesay-based AVSS announced this week that it is working with the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, or NASA, and others on a pioneering project to ensure drone safety in urban environments.
The two-year-old company is one of the partners in the NASA-NIAS Urban Flight Project, which for the next few months will conduct tests with unmanned aircraft in downtown Reno, Nevada, to ensure drones can be used safely in cities. Drones are a young technology with the potential to operate in highly populated areas, and the NASA program is designed to make sure they can do so safely.
“The drone industry is constantly evolving – it’s changing month to month,” Mariah Murray, AVSS’s new Vice-President of Operations, said in an interview. “What we’re looking at is: How do we make flying drones coming to your front door as safe as it can be?”
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