New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged $30 million to kickstart New York’s unmanned aerial systems industry as part of his $250 million “Upstate Revitalization Initiative” last October. It resulted in the state’s first drone testing corridor currently being constructed, which will span across 50 miles of rural farmland from Griffiss International Airport in Rome to Syracuse, New York. Using Unifly’s software, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) hopes to safely and securely trial flights beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) …
The Drive | Aug. 29, 2018
