In the second part of our coverage of Xponential 2025 in Houston, we focus on new subsystems and components for a broad range of applications including electronic warfare, infrared sensing, navigation, communication, flight...

Human-Machine Teaming (HMT) in military operations is not new, but advances in AI and autonomous systems are forcing government and industry to rethink the relationship between people and machines. The kind of relationship they want...

A team in Italy has developed a three-layer uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system for uncrewed aircraft in critical airspace. The AcrOSS (Environment for Safe Operations of Remotely Piloted Aircraft) platform developed by a team at the University...

Volkswagen has detailed the technology in its self-driving shuttle, based on the ID.Buzz platform. The ID.Buzz AD has been developed from the ground up for autonomous operation by VW’s autonomous driving subsidiary MOIA, and has been tested on public roads...

University engineers in China have developed an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) that emulates the flight capabilities of birds more closely than ever before. The Safety-Assured High-Speed Aerial Robot (SUPER) UAV is capable of flying at speeds exceeding...

University teams in the US have developed a laser sensor device that is smaller than a penny for improved Lidar systems in self-driving cars.
At the time of writing, optical metrology requires bulky and expensive equipment to achieve delicate...

Researchers in Europe have developed a decentralised auction-based system for the energy management of swarms of delivery uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) that has shown some counterintuitive results. The researchers, led by Prof Roderich Groß...

Athos Silicon has started the next phase of development for its ‘multiple system on chip’ (mSoC) controller in a Level 4 autonomous test vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a complete set of Lidar, radar and camera systems, enabling live testing...

Steatite has developed a modular concept for multi-function consoles (MFCs), aimed at showcasing their systems engineering capability. It brings together various competencies of design, development and qualification...

Airbus has completed the assembly of its first SIRTAP prototype tactical UAS in Spain. The aircraft is ready to start ground tests at the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Getafe, Spain. These tests will cover structural evaluations, main-systems...