As the dust settles over the drone incident at London’s Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at …
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Updated January 19, 2019 10:04:33 In war-torn parts of the world, the distant whine of a drone can signal death and destruction. Key points: One in five Vanuatu children don’t get all the vaccines they need Locals sometimes have to walk for days to receive medical necessities Australian company Swoop …
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Not all is well on home soil for Chinese drone manufacturer and industry leader DJI. The company has discovered a devastating level of internal corruption that in turn has caused 2018 losses in the region of $150 million. On Friday the company confirmed more than 1 billion yuan had been …
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SHANGHAI: The world’s largest maker of consumer drones, China’s SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, expects losses of more than 1bil yuan (RM607.75mil) for 2018 due to internal corruption, the state-run China Securities Journal said on Jan 18. The newspaper cited an internal company report on corruption, which said that more …
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While the U.S. and Europe inch closer to drone delivery, China is racing ahead. China’s leading e-commerce company, JD, has launched an agressive trial in remote areas of China. Xinhua.net reports that New Year’s gifts are being delivered by drone to rural areas ahead of China’s Spring Festival. “Though online …
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Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s recent address to the Transportation Research Board named three new initiatives for drones: but only one of them garnered the attention of the mainstream press. Chao’s announcement about the UTM Pilot Project could be even more important for the drone industry than the Notice …
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Flying a drone is very different from flying a plane or driving a car. For starters, it’s remote. The separation between pilot and vehicle means there’s limited accountability built into the situation. And that’s an issue. If you want to reassure members of the public and law enforcement that what you’re doing …
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Michigan Technical University’s water scooter can’t run autonomously yet, but once it collects enough data, it should be able to navigate itself through rough seas with ease. Michigan Technical University Autonomous cars may be getting most of the ink these days, but autonomous boats are totally a thing too, and …
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By SANJEEV GADHIA The terrorist attack at Riverside Drive, Nairobi, on Tuesday, has resulted in the unfortunate loss of lives, while rescue efforts continued for well over 12 hours after the mid-afternoon incident. The use of drones is banned in Kenya as the “Drones Regulations” (referred to as RPAS Regulations …
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While the U.S. and Europe inch closer to drone delivery, China is racing ahead. China’s leading e-commerce company, JD, has launched an agressive trial that the company says will lead to 50% of its packages being delivered by drone. Xinhua.net reports that New Year’s gifts are being delivered by drone …
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