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The Year Of The Pivot: 14 Israeli Startups That Thrived During COVID-19
Tech & Innovation
The Flytrex drone carries its delivery across the sky. Courtesy
If for most of us 2020 has been a year of hunkering down and altering the way we lead our social interactions, work, leisure and education; for many startups too, 2020 has been the year of the pivot. While startups are generally known for their regular pivoting, or changing of direction, this was a new kind of pivot – one that was based on developing new technologies at record speed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus or adapt to the rapidly changing tech landscape.
Percepto Soars Over Three Drone Regulatory Milestones
December 17, 2020
Autonomous drone developer Percepto this week announced three regulatory milestones completing the certifications and a test flight phase that take the Israeli company a step closer to FAA Certification, countrywide EVLOS in Australia and BLOS in Norway.
“The completion of the D&R testing phase is a major achievement in the Type Certification process for Percepto and for the Type Certification (TC) of UAS in general,” a company statement noted. “Percepto is pursuing its second TC approval which will include full Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights, allowing [autonomous drone] remote operations for its customers. Receiving the first Type Certification for Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution will prove Percepto Sparrow reliably airworthy by the FAA.”