What’s new in Mass Zero
Plain-language notes on what we have shipped recently—including map, tuning, and operations updates. The same timeline appears inside the app after you sign in.
- Improved
Flight plans: automatic advisory checks after you save
When you save a flight plan, Mass Zero can run plan validation in the background (airspace corridor hints, NOTAM receipts, and weather pointers). Results are advisory only — not FAA authorization — and saving your draft never waits on those checks. A new Help article explains the difference between automated validation and your on-site pilot checklist.
- New
Fly your fleet alongside ATAK and other tactical maps
Mass Zero can now share live aircraft positions with ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, and other tactical awareness tools, so your drones show up on the same picture as ground units. Enable TAK Integration on your workspace and a Mass Zero administrator wires the bridge to your TAK server — no extra adapter on each phone. Aircraft, pilots, and home sites publish as standard tactical tracks; your TAK operators see the fleet without leaving the map they already use.
- New
Live video from the aircraft on the fleet map
Open Live on any aircraft (or mission) and watch the on-board camera straight from the cockpit — no separate viewer, no extra app. Streams use your tenant's media broker so the picture stays inside your workspace, and connections recover automatically if the network blips. Live video joins the same fleet-map view as telemetry, missions, and maintenance.
- New
Fleet-wide control: arm, recall, and move every drone as one
The new Fleet Swarm add-on lets you command every aircraft in the fleet as a single formation. Drag the fleet home point and the whole group repositions; arm or recall everyone with one click; per-drone overrides stay one click away. Pair it with single-drone Live Control to switch between flying the formation and flying one specific aircraft from the same screen.
- New
Direct-from-the-cockpit single-drone control (Live Control add-on)
Live Control turns the cockpit into a real flying surface for one aircraft at a time: arm, set mode, override stick inputs, and ride telemetry without leaving the browser. It works alongside Fleet Swarm for whole-fleet commands and the companion app for field operations on a phone.
- Improved
Public connection point for your aircraft and edge devices
Drones, ground stations, and partner devices can now connect into your workspace over a managed public connection point instead of needing a VPN or static IP. Authentication is per-device, scoped to your company, and the connection survives network changes — aircraft pick up where they left off when signal returns.
- Improved
Offline-first companion app for field operations
The Mass Zero Companion app now keeps a working copy of your missions, drones, flight plans, and chat on the phone, so pilots can plan, log flights, and run preflight checks even when the cell tower drops. Edits queue locally and sync the next time the phone sees the network — no manual export, no lost log entries.
- Improved
ArduPilot, PX4, and INAV airframes share one cockpit
Mixed-firmware fleets are first-class. The cockpit, fleet map, mission desk, and companion app talk to ArduPilot, PX4, and INAV airframes through the same controls. Add airframes from any of the three stacks without picking sides on the autopilot.
- New
2026 Q2 release — Fleet Cockpit + better resiliency
Watch every drone in your fleet on one screen and arm, recall, or move the whole group as one. Drag a fleet home point and the formation repositions automatically; per-drone overrides are one click away when you need them. Aircraft keep flying when the cloud, the cell network, or the on-site broker drops — they pick the best link available (local WiFi, cellular, or radio) and switch automatically. ArduPilot, PX4, and INAV airframes share the same cockpit and fleet view, so mixed-firmware fleets work day one. The companion app on a pilot's phone adds tracking, navigation, mission calendar, team chat, logbook, and config push from the field. Cockpit single-drone control, fleet-wide commands, and TAK integration ship as separate add-ons; see the Pricing page or your shop for entitlements.
- New
Flight planner with weather and pre-flight airspace checks
Operations → Flight plans is a new place to draft routes and operation areas, assign a drone, set a planned start/end window and max altitude, and save the plan as draft, ready, or archived. Each plan runs a pre-flight check against the same FAA advisory layers the fleet map uses and labels the result Clear, Advisory, or Restricted. An NWS hourly forecast accordion auto-expands once a route is drawn so you can see temperature, wind, sky cover, and precipitation chance during the planned window. Available on the same module gate as the fleet map (drones + geospatial).
- New
Modernized fleet map renderer for smoother panning and crisper labels
The fleet map now defaults to a vector-tile engine. Panning and zooming feel smoother with heavy advisory layers loaded, labels stay crisp at every zoom level, and basemap-to-overlay redraws no longer flicker. Saved views, shared layout links, and drawing tools carry over unchanged. If your administrator needs to pin the previous renderer for a deployment, that path is still available.
- New
3D mode on the fleet map: tilt, rotate, and city buildings
Turn on 3D from the map controls to tilt the camera, rotate the bearing with right-drag or a two-finger gesture, and reveal extruded city buildings around your flight area for a more realistic sense of obstructions. Switching back to 2D stops in-flight camera motion and snaps the view to top-down north-up so planning lookups stay consistent.
- New
Telemetry replay for camera-style logs
Camera blackboxes from supported action cameras now decode through a separate replay pipeline. Open the log detail page and pick the Replay tab to see camera identification, an IMU sample chart with gyro and accelerometer traces, and a GPS summary side-by-side. FC tuner logs continue to use the existing blackbox explorer; the page tells you which pipeline a log used.
- New
Save a personal home point on the planning map
Individual users can mark a home base — a launch site, field, or staging area — that appears as a pin on the planning map and pre-centers the view on sign-in. Set, rename, or clear it from the map without affecting other teammates' views.
- Improved
Street-level imagery from a right-click on the fleet map
Right-click anywhere on the fleet map and choose Street view to open the nearest publicly available street-level photo in a full-screen viewer — handy for scouting launch sites and obstructions before flight. The dialog falls back gracefully if no nearby imagery is published.
- Improved
Print-ready driving directions on the fleet map
The driving directions panel adds a Print button that produces a clean, header-and-steps printout of your route and turn list — easy to hand to a driver or attach to a mission folder.
- Improved
Mobile-friendlier fleet map and workspace chat
On phones the fleet map normalizes its workspace into a single readable pane instead of trying to fit desktop multi-pane layouts onto a small screen, and the company workspace chat picks up a floating action button so it stays reachable without dominating the view. Layouts you saved on desktop are not changed.
- Improved
Trend lines on fleet dashboard analytics tiles
Log health, performance, and compliance widgets on the fleet dashboard now include rolling-window trends so you can see direction of travel between periods rather than only the current snapshot.
- New
Enterprise white-label portal option for your own hostname
When your contract includes it, your administrator can pin the product to a custom host with a fixed visual theme so visitors see your brand domain instead of the default app URL. The shop lists this as a separate workspace add-on from the core module bundle; your billing contact provisions it alongside Enterprise-tier policy.
- New
Fleet map: multi-pane layouts for side-by-side or grid views
On larger screens, open the map layout control to run one map, two stacked or side-by-side maps, or a four-up grid. Drag the seam between maps to resize; your layout choice and split sizes are remembered on this browser. Extra panes use the same basemap and fleet markers so you can compare different areas at once. Drawing tools and the heaviest advisory overlays stay on the primary map so performance stays predictable.
- New
Operations calendar: missions, maintenance, and planning in one grid
Operations → Calendar shows scheduled missions and due maintenance work orders together (when your company has the right modules). Drag or resize events to update times; empty cells offer quick add. Older mission-only and work-order-only calendar URLs redirect here.
- New
Mission desk: preflight, readiness evidence, and safer go-ready rules
Missions move through clear lifecycle states with a built-in or fleet-assigned preflight checklist. When a mission is marked Ready, we can retain advisory and preflight context for auditors. If your administrator turns on stricter flight-planning policy, moving to Ready may require an audited reason when the saved route still hits blocking advisories.
- New
Clients hub: sites, contacts, missions, and geofences tied to customer locations
CRM-enabled teams get a client directory with per-site maps and documents, named contacts (including account leads), missions rolled up per client, and geofences anchored to client sites when geospatial tools are on.
- New
Report exports and scheduled email delivery
With the Reporting company module, run ad hoc exports from the reports wizard and schedule recurring CSV-style deliveries to teammates or saved client contacts.
- New
Fleet dashboard: drag-and-drop analytics tiles with saved and shared layouts
Fleet operators can arrange log-health, performance, compliance snapshot, and other widgets on a persistent grid; save a personal layout, publish an organization default, or share a read-only layout token for teammates to import.
- New
Curated integration guide, company API keys, and outbound webhooks
Paid API Integrations and Telemetry Ingest modules unlock an in-app REST reference (not the raw admin OpenAPI), company-scoped integration keys with optional IP limits and scopes, and documented outbound webhooks for automation partners.
- New
Mission live video when your tenant enables streaming
From the missions list, open Live on a mission to start a browser WebRTC viewer against your deployment’s media server, with session metadata over realtime channels. Your platform team must configure the streaming backend; otherwise the app explains that live view is not wired yet.
- New
Richer log analysis: multiple sessions, add-on analyzers, cancel in flight, and clearer proposals
Blackbox library logs with more than one flight session let you pick which session you are viewing, analyze selected sessions or all at once, add new analyzer modules on top of a prior successful run without redoing everything, and cancel a long run from the UI. Tuning proposal tables prefer the server’s consolidated recommendation document when present.
- New
Blackbox explorer and optional GPS flight path on decoded logs
The log detail experience includes an interactive trace explorer with stackable signals and, when GPS is present in the export, a map tab for that session’s path over basemap tiles.
- New
Log-driven PID sandbox under Tools
From Tools, pick a drone and decoded log session to tweak PID-style gains against the measured baseline and see projected step-response style metrics before you touch hardware.
- New
Maintenance hub, PMCS, and work orders with calendar integration
Fleet maintenance status, PMCS intervals, lock-out/tag-out awareness, and work orders—including server-assisted PMCS tickets—tie into the same operations calendar and map quick views so mechanical readiness sits next to flight planning.
- New
Batch register drones and edge devices
Organizations above the individual Free tier can import many drones or field devices in one guided step instead of clicking through single-row forms.
- Improved
Fleet map: named saved views, teammate share links, and smoother heavy overlays
Save layer and filter combinations, copy a link that restores your map context for a colleague, and benefit from less flicker when panning large FAA polygon layers. Optional airline hub routes from OpenFlights data appear when your host provides the supporting database.
- Improved
Help center covers plans, tiers, and step-response testing
In-app help explains subscription differences with published list prices where applicable, and walks pilots through the same stick twitch protocol our step-response analyzer expects.
- New
Planning map included on Free and Pro
Individual Free and Pro accounts now get the same geospatial planning experience under Operations → Planning map: FAA advisory layers, optional chart overlays, weather and NOTAM feeds where your deployment enables them, and geofence drawing when your tenant turns on geospatial tools. Live aircraft markers from fleet telemetry still require the Fleet map company module for organizations that want operations-center tracking on top of those layers.
- Improved
Simpler fleet map layer names and combined flight restrictions
Simple list mode now offers one Flight restrictions toggle that turns on the main advisory restriction layers together, while the full layer list stays available for fine control. Normal mode groups restriction-related FAA layers under one purpose heading and shows layer explanations in hover tooltips so the drawer stays compact.
- Improved
Cleaner FAA layer list on the fleet map
The Layers drawer can hide non-production FAA test and example map layers by default so everyday planning focuses on operational data; you can still turn them back on when you need to compare against those feeds.
- Improved
FRIA layer includes recreational flyer fixed sites
The green FAA FRIA overlay on the fleet map now loads community recreational flyer fixed-site polygons together with recognized identification areas so you see both planning contexts without toggling a second duplicate layer.
- Improved
Clearer live TFR overlay on the fleet map
Temporary flight restriction polygons from the FAA Graphic TFR feed draw behind mission and NOTAM overlays so large areas are less likely to hide what you are planning. Popups can link out to the FAA site for the same NOTAM when available; mission overlap hints now follow this live layer instead of a separate shortcut.
- Improved
IFR enroute chart overlays on the fleet map
Optional FAA IFR low and high enroute chart tiles join the VFR sectional overlay in Charts so you can compare familiar instrument products when planning.
- New
Link multiple tuning logs to one operational flight
From Flight logs (ops), open a flight and attach or detach blackbox library logs on the same aircraft so operations records stay aligned with what you tuned or decoded, without duplicating flights.
- Improved
LAANC FAA lab HTTP probe for operators (admin API)
When the API is configured with a FAA lab base URL, IdP operators can run a bounded HTTP GET probe from the admin path to verify connectivity before deeper LAANC integration. This is a diagnostics hook, not pilot-facing LAANC submission. Controlled-airspace authorization still requires FAA-approved channels until we announce a live USS path.
- New
Operational flight records from field telemetry
When the companion app or another edge device streams GPS with a flight session id, Mass Zero keeps one operational flight row per session and closes it when you end the session. That sits alongside your tuning log library and manual logbook entries so compliance-minded teams can separate ops flights from blackbox tuning work. Company owners, admins, and managers can edit companion-sourced rows; other roles can still read them.
- Improved
LAANC USS foundations in the API (airspace authorization roadmap)
We added database support, audit-oriented tables, and FAA-style authorization certificate text for Part 107 and recreational (§44809) paths—plus a configurable USS health endpoint for future FAA integration checks. Controlled-airspace authorization is not available in the product yet; always obtain LAANC or other ATC approval through FAA-approved channels until we announce a live USS integration.
- Improved
Clear positioning for field Companion and in-flight roadmap
We documented the default F-light path: pilot telemetry and operations context from the Companion app and edge ingest, not a ground control station. The marketing site reflects that field story alongside the public What’s New timeline. Deeper OEM flight control stays a separate, gated program if we pursue it later.
- New
NOTAM overlay on the fleet map with live updates
Optional NOTAM markers show active U.S. notices next to your aircraft. The map stays in sync as the connected feed changes, so new and expiring items appear without reloading the whole page. Always confirm against official FAA NOTAM sources before flight.
- Improved
Marketing site easier to use on phones
Navigation opens in a mobile drawer and the header stays within the viewport, so links and language switching remain easy to tap on small screens.
- New
Install Mass Zero like an app on desktop and mobile
The web app can be added to your home screen or dock for quicker access, with offline-friendly shell caching where supported.
- New
Public fleet map, maintenance, and compliance pages on the marketing site
Visitors can explore the fleet map experience and read maintenance and compliance highlights before signing in.
- Improved
Fleet map quick view shows live telemetry and maintenance context
Selecting an aircraft on the map surfaces key status details in one place so operators can scan health without leaving the map.
- Improved
National Weather Service context on the fleet map
Optional weather layers group forecasts and alerts alongside your aircraft so weather-aware planning stays on one map.
- New
Drone industry news in the app
A news hub highlights stories about drones and regulations, and you can pin industry headlines on the fleet dashboard when you want them in view.
- Improved
Clearer U.S. airspace context on the fleet map
Optional map overlays can highlight selected U.S. flight restriction and advisory areas to support safer planning.
- New
FAA VFR sectional chart overlay on the fleet map
Plan with familiar aeronautical chart styling when you turn on the sectional overlay alongside your fleet.
- Improved
Create or edit missions from the calendar with the mission grid wizard
Calendar flows open the structured mission builder so scheduled work stays consistent with grid-based planning.
- Fixed
More reliable U.S. weather forecast windows
Forecast window requests route correctly so regional short-term outlooks load as expected.
- Improved
Streamlined signed-in navigation
The app shell navigation is simplified on desktop so core areas are easier to reach day to day.
- Improved
Broader language support across customer-facing surfaces
More screens in the shop and field tools are available in additional languages where translations are ready.
- Improved
Fleet dashboard focuses on company scope and layout
Company-scoped views and an updated right-hand palette make fleet status easier to scan at a glance.
- New
Optional Authentik sign-in path for device telemetry
Teams using Authentik can bind IoT-style OAuth for compatible field devices that post telemetry into Mass Zero.