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Automatically updated public-source headline edition

Advanced Transportation News Update

Monday, August 31, 2026

Coverage through 12:10 PM ET on August 31, 2026

27 current headlines Grouped by subject and checked against earlier editions.

Headlines at a Glance

UAS and Drones

DroneShield's RfRecon Bet Faces Its Sternest Test as Institutional Bulls and Bears Collide
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Longtail Dual for BVLOS Urban Missions
Glenview To Consider Expanding Drone First Responder Program To 4 Agencies
One of the World’s Fastest-Growing Student Drone Competition Programs Expands with Robotics Education & Competition Foundation and Robolink Partnership
Quantum Cyber Completes Purchase and Installation of 80-Unit 3D Printing Drone Production Farm at Its Bridgeport, Connecticut Manufacturing Facility

UAS Security and C-UAS

Military

Autonomous Vehicles

Other Advanced Transportation

Boom Supersonic Opens Visitor Experience Center and Hosts Inaugural Open House

International

Regulatory Deadline Tracker

Agency	Action	Comment period	Days	Status
FAA	Section 2209 fixed-site UAS flight restrictions / Part 74	Closed August 5, 2026	—	Pending final rule
FAA	Civil supersonic overland flight / interim noise standard	Closed August 17, 2026	—	Pending final rule
FAA and TSA	Routine BVLOS drone operations / Part 108	Closed February 11, 2026	—	Pending final rule
NHTSA	FMVSS No. 102 for ADS-equipped vehicles without manual driving controls	Closed April 15, 2026	—	Pending NHTSA action
NHTSA	FMVSS Nos. 103 and 104 for ADS-equipped vehicles without manual driving controls	Closed April 15, 2026	—	Pending NHTSA action
NHTSA	FMVSS No. 110 for ADS-equipped vehicles	Closed May 1, 2026	—	Pending NHTSA action
NHTSA	Zoox Part 555 temporary exemption petition / FMVSS Nos. 103, 104, 108, 111, 135, 201, 205, and 208	Closed April 10, 2026	—	Pending petition decision