PX4 Dev Call: May 20, 2026 (Team sync, and Community Q&A)

Coordination Calls PX4 Autopilot
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PX4 Sync / Q&A - 2026-05-20T15:00:00Z

Announcements

Events

  1. PX4 Dev Summit in Prague. There are good chances to get support scholarships. The CFP is open: Open Source Summit Europe | LF Events

Release

Current tag: v1.18.0-alpha1
Target date: TBA
Flight Tracker: v1.18 Release Testing
1.17 Latest Release: Release v1.17.0 - Stable Release 路 PX4/PX4-Autopilot 路 GitHub
1.16 Latest Release: Release v1.16.2 - Stable Release 路 PX4/PX4-Autopilot 路 GitHub

Updates:

Issues:

1- Do we want to create a new issue for flight testing tracker? Like v1.17.0 Release Testing?
2- NXP Secure Element PX4 driver support as a green path for hardware based Root of Trust and PX4 security best practices 路 Issue #26261 路 PX4/PX4-Autopilot 路 GitHub

Decisions:

PRs for Review

  1. feat(oot): support external MAVLink handler, stream, and dialect with opt in custom init scripts in Out of Tree modules by methodmissing 路 Pull Request #27415 路 PX4/PX4-Autopilot 路 GitHub

Q&A

Action Items (From the last call)

  1. Create a draft of current release updates prior to the meeting each week. We should have a way to notify members/companies about the release window. Right now the problem is people get notified very late to add things.
  2. We will work on notifying members/maintainers/hardware manufacturers via Discord and/or mailing list. This can also be implemented at docs level on PX4 releases page.
  3. There should be a written roadmap and release timeline soon.

Action Items (This call)

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Question- can there be a support for Issac sim to do px4 simulations; right now there exists a px4 Pegasus simulator but that one works with v1,14 and has no xrce bridge

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PR discussion candidate: Out of tree modules: support external MAVLink handler, stream, and dialect support alongside opt in custom init scripts by methodmissing 路 Pull Request #27415 路 PX4/PX4-Autopilot 路 GitHub

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Hey,
Sky is the limit. I am not sure if we have such a plan atm but contributions are welcomed if you are willing to make it.