Industry leaders join forces to bring
technology and services to advance rapid incident
response, augment resource allocation, and improve officer and
community safety
SAN MATEO, Calif. and
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.,
June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON),
the global public safety technology leader,
and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and the
world leader in autonomous flight, announced today the launch of an
end-to-end offering for drones in public safety, including a
scalable Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution.
Drone as First Responder allows agencies to deploy remotely
piloted drones to emergency calls, often arriving before ground
units and providing real-time situational awareness to multiple
stakeholders from a safe vantage point. DFR has the ability to
significantly improve incident response time, enable safer response
strategies for officers and the community, and optimize resource
allocation. Drones in public safety also support scenarios such as
locating suspects and missing persons, de-risking vehicle stops,
documenting incident scenes, and collecting evidence. A successful
DFR program can provide critical information across an agency's
operation or joint task force that can help de-escalate incidents
and make the community safer.
This expanded alliance brings together Skydio's leading
drone technology with Axon's comprehensive suite of products for
public safety, to make the promise of DFR a reality for agencies
across the country. The offering includes U.S.-made autonomous
drones, onsite docking stations, and integrated flight control
software from Skydio; real-time operations, real-time crime center
(RTCC) capabilities and evidence management from Axon, as well as
fleet and program management through Axon Air Powered by
DroneSense; and airspace awareness and deconfliction from Dedrone's
innovative technology that enables DFR beyond visual line of sight
(BVLOS) without the need for visual observers. Enhancing
accessibility to BVLOS operations will help to scale the benefits
of DFR to more communities and use cases and, in the future, will
further enable applications beyond the public safety
sector.
"Drones are the future of public safety. If we can provide first
responders more time, more information and, effectively, more
resources, we can drastically improve the way they protect our
communities," said Axon Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rick Smith. "Skydio is the best
drone technology partner to support our customers to further
realize the value of DFR and will be a key component to our
ultimate goal of protecting more lives in more places, including
those of our officers."
"Skydio's mission to make the world more productive and safe
through autonomous flight is perfectly matched with Axon's mission
to protect life," said Skydio Co-founder and Chief Executive
Officer Adam Bry. "This is an
exciting time for drones in public safety, as their impact expands
from smaller, specialized teams to fundamentally transforming the
nature of first response. We couldn't be more excited to deepen our
partnership with Axon and bring to life our shared vision of making
communities across the country, and around the world, safer."
With this offering, public safety agencies now have everything
they need to customize and scale drones and DFR programs
seamlessly. While the full DFR offering is the ideal solution for
most customers, the partnership enables the flexibility to support
unique agency needs and operational requirements. Each component is
available to integrate with a range of other hardware and software
options to customize their drone program as needed.
For more information on the role drones and DFR can play in
keeping cities safe, read Axon's latest blog post; to
learn more about how Skydio is innovating in the DFR space, read
Skydio's latest blog post. To get started with drone solutions
and DFR, visit www.axon.com/contact/drones.
About Skydio
Skydio is the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in
autonomous flight. Skydio leverages breakthrough AI to create the
world's most intelligent flying machines for use by enterprise and
government customers. Founded in 2014, Skydio is made up of leading
experts in AI, robotics, cameras, and electric vehicles from top
companies, research labs, and universities from around the world.
Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S.
from its headquarters in San Mateo,
CA, to offer the highest standards of supply chain,
manufacturing, and data security. Skydio is trusted by leading
enterprises across a wide range of industry sectors and is backed
by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen
Horowitz, Levitate Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.
For more information, follow Skydio on LinkedIn or visit
Skydio.com.
About Axon
Axon is the technology leader in global public safety.
Our moonshot goal is to cut gun-related deaths between
police and the public in the U.S. by 50% before 2033. Axon is
building the public safety operating system of the future by
integrating hardware devices and cloud software solutions that lead
modern policing, defense, and security. The Axon ecosystem includes
TASER energy devices, body-worn cameras, in-car cameras,
cloud-hosted digital evidence management solutions, productivity
software, real-time operations capabilities, and third-party
integrations through Axon's partner network. Axon's growing global
customer base includes first responders across international,
federal, state and local law enforcement, fire, corrections, and
emergency medical services, as well as the justice sector,
commercial enterprises, and consumers.
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