AI and GoPro Achieve Autonomous Navigation

“All you need is a path the drone can recognize visually," said Team technical lead, Nikolai Smolyanskiy.  He walked a forest path mapping the terrain with GoPro cameras, and loaded the data to the drone.  It then successfully flew .06 miles down the path, avoiding obstacles. TheDrive.com news report cited above includes fascinating video of the path flown as seen by the drone.