by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, DJI opens a stateside research and development center, the Federal Aviation Administration selects a drone registration task force and a JLENS aerostat made national news when its tether broke. 



According to its website, the FAA has now approved 2,020 commercial UAS exemptions out of about 4,000 requests. 



An Uber driver operating Tesla’s autopilot was able to avoid having a head-on collision because of the technology. (Fortune) 



The Federal Aviation Administration announced the members of its task force that will collaborate on the details of the impending drone registration process. (The Hill) 



Microsoft has partnered with Aeryon Labs Inc. to use the company’s SkyRanger UAS alongside a police patrol vehicle. (UAS Magazine) 



A mechanical engineering student from the University of Michigan designed a 3-D printed, motorized AT-AT Walker from “Star Wars.” (3Ders.org) 



The head of product development at GM said the company would be willing to pair up with technology companies like Google to make its vehicles autonomous. (CNET) 



A Department of Defense JLENS aerostat broke free from its tether at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland and was tracked to the ground in Pennsylvania by two F-16 jets. (Lancaster Online) 



Chinese company DJI, the largest manufacturer of consumer drones, is opening a new research and development center in Palo Alto, California. (Fortune) 

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