Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Spectrum 2020 – Licensed by Rule

    Spectrum 2020 – Licensed by Rule

    The idea of a rule-based approach to spectrum management was a recurring topic at the WCA’s Spectrum 2020 event. Although the theme of this year’s panel was unlicensed wireless, much of the focus was on an innovative approach to spectrum management that relies on rules and machines to dynamically harmonize the usage and ensure maximum…

  • Preparing Communities for Takeoff

    Preparing Communities for Takeoff

    “We are focused on helping state and local decision-makers with figuring out urban mobility, understanding what e-VTOL aircraft are, what their opportunities and challenges are, and how to integrate this new technology into their communities and into their existing transportation landscapes in the most productive, most positive, most responsible way possible,” said Anna Mracek Dietrich,…

  • Viodi View – 01/24/20

    Viodi View – 01/24/20

    Could electrified, autonomous air mobility be a catalyst for a rural renaissance? Although most of the hype at CES was around the George Jetson future of flying air taxis and flying cars in city centers, the reality is that the adoption of the third dimension for everyday travel will be evolutionary and will start in…

  • The Air MaaS Solution #CES2020

    The Air MaaS Solution #CES2020

    Bell continues demonstrating progress in its journey to create a new mode of affordable, inter-city travel with its introduction of the Bell Nexus 4EX and Bel AerOS. The Bell Nexus 4EX features 4 ducted fans, electric power (although it can be configured for hybrid-electric configuration for longer range), and five seats. In the above interview,…

  • Viodi View – 01/04/19

    Viodi View – 01/04/19

    In this Pre-CES 2020 edition of the Viodi View, there are multiple videos from CES2019 that provide a glimpse of the wide variety of new technology and developments found at this expansive tradeshow in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, in the Korner section of the newsletter, there is a link to a video with what may be…

  • Technology – A Key Driver on the Road to No More Victims

    Technology – A Key Driver on the Road to No More Victims

    On the eve of 2020, with the proliferation and ease of ridesharing, it is beyond sad that the number one cause of death on U.S. roadways is still drunk driving. MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) estimates that someone is injured every two-minutes and someone is killed every 51-minutes in a drunk driving crash. And it’s…