Latvia has contributed more to the drone industry than you might expect. The country’s most notable entrance to the market has come from Aerones, a startup you might remember for assisting a world record skydive and, more recently, using drones to fight fires and clean windows and wind turbines. Today …

Airspace drone management firm AirMap announced the release of Real-Time Geofencing Alerts in the AirMap for Drones mobile app on iOS and Android. “Available for free, the feature alerts pilots of their DJI drone’s in-flight positioning and offers a visual and/or verbal alert when their aircraft approaches airspace that is …

This adds up to 5.6 million drone deliveries a year by Wing and any other operators that come in or 11,000 a day. If each delivery is a flight that means 11,000 round trips, from the seller to the buyer a day. At the moment, Wing is testing drones on …

Buzz buzz.Image: John M Lund Photography Inc / getty By Jack Morse2018-12-08 21:49:52 UTC Drones are coming to New York City, and that should worry you.  So argues the New York Civil Liberties Union, which in a Dec. 7 statement blasts the forthcoming NYPD deployment of the flying surveillance bots …

There’s no question that tech products make our lives easier, whether they help us organize our busy days or accomplish everyday tasks a little more efficiently. That’s why the right tech product can make the perfect holiday gift. The only problem is that they can be pricey. Headphones, speakers and …

Facebook may have ended its secretive internet-drone project — but that doesn’t mean its attempts to build experimental communications hardware are over. Filings seen by Business Insider show that the California social network has been granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to build a secretive, previously unreported “hardware prototype …

image courtesy NCDOT Hurricane Florence was the brutal and long-lived Cape Verde storm that hit the shores of the Carolinas this September.  The storm claimed 53 lives and caused more than estimated $17.9 billion in damage to homes, roads and infrastructure. With highways flooded and almost every element of community …

That’s causing a few problems for the military professionals, and maybe for the world. Drone evolution has been very quick, particularly in the military sphere. Six years ago, I was writing about drone swarms. Now, the issue is drone swarms with much more advanced technologies, longer ranges, and much more …

While Amazon and Google compete to be first in the skies, amidst all the hype many communities are wondering just how long it will be before their holiday gifts can be ordered at 11:30 pm on December 24 – and still arrive via drone before Christmas.  DRONELIFE checked in with …

Swiggy’s talks on potential acquisitions comes months after its acquired on-demand delivery firm Scootsy in August. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Food delivery startups Swiggy and Zomato are scouting for acquisitions. While Zomato announced the purchase of drone startup TechEagle, Naspers-backed Swiggy is in early talks with several companies for possible buyouts, …