Beyond Line of Sight: The Infrastructure Drones Need to Fly
Why beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations are constrained by surveillance infrastructure and detection physics — not aircraft capability.
Show Notes
James Dunthorne brings expertise spanning collision avoidance research, airspace safety, sensor fusion, and complex projects including parliamentary restoration work. With a PhD in aeronautical engineering, James explains why BVLOS is fundamentally an infrastructure constraint — covering visual airspace safety limitations, low-altitude transponder fragmentation issues, edge networks for safety-critical systems, and the role physical infrastructure plays in enabling AI applications.
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