Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team soars with Skydio X10 drone
11 Marzo 2024 - 4:00PM
Today, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team announced it has
started incorporating the Skydio X10 as its primary operational
drone.
“The X10 is an AI-enabled drone capable of providing our team
with enhanced capabilities, including full or partial autonomous
flight,” said Chris Sanders, a senior manager for the Verizon
Frontline Crisis Response Team. “It will allow us to stream video
to the agencies we fly for by sharing a link, which means that
anyone in the organization will be able to see the stream, and it
makes it easier for us because there’s less equipment needed to
operate the drone. This aircraft modernizes our fleet and helps
take us to the next level of capabilities while giving us
flexibility for the
future.”
The X10, which will replace a number of the Verizon Frontline
Crisis Response Team’s current drones, is an advanced small
uncrewed aircraft system, or sUAS, that can be used for a multitude
of operations, including search and rescue missions, thermal
mapping and overall situational awareness during a crisis. It is
capable of powering up in less than 40 seconds. The drone can reach
a max flight speed of 45 miles per hour and has 40-minute flight
time.
The main payload is a sensor package consisting of multiple
cameras, including telephoto, narrow, and radiometric thermal
cameras for use in low light environments. Additionally, the Skydio
X10 is the only drone on the market with NightSense, enabling
autonomous flight, including obstacle avoidance, in zero light
conditions. This helps ensure that crisis response can continue
uninterrupted 24 hours a day.
“Skydio is proud to support the important work of the Verizon
Frontline Crisis Response Team,” said Callan Carpenter, Chief
Revenue Officer at Skydio. “We designed the X10 to be the most
advanced autonomous drone ever and it's incredible - even humbling
- to see it in the hands of the Verizon Frontline team and being
used to help first responders when it matters most. Crisis
situations are extreme environments and Skydio is proud to be a
part of the technology foundation that enables them to stay
connected to answer the call when lives are on the line.”
“Ensuring our teams are outfitted with cutting-edge technology
solutions which we can rapidly deploy in support of our public
safety partners is one of the many ways we demonstrate our lasting
commitment to supporting first responders,” said Cory Davis, vice
president of Verizon Frontline. “This addition to our drone fleet
will only enhance the overall best-in-class capabilities of our
Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team, and help ensure our team
can continue to deliver the advanced network, capabilities and
support that 37,000 public safety agencies across the nation trust
Verizon Frontline to provide."
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provides on-demand,
emergency assistance during crisis situations to government
agencies and emergency responders, at no cost to the supported
agencies, on a 24/7 basis. Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team
members set up portable cell sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, charging
stations and other Verizon Frontline devices and solutions that
enable communications and/or boost network performance.
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology built
for first responders – developed over three decades of partnership
with public safety officials and agencies on the front lines – to
meet their unique and evolving needs.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of
technology and communications services. Headquartered in New York
City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated
revenues of $134.0 billion in 2023. The company offers data, video
and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and
platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable
network connectivity, security and control.
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