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picture: AssureUAS.org A consortium of analysis organizations printed a report final week describing what would possibly actually occur if a drone hit a particular person on the bottom. The report was commissioned by the FAA to assist inform future regulation about drone flight over individuals, at the moment restricted.  The …

Berkeley-based drone producer 3DR could also be again in the recreation: the firm introduced $53 million in Series D funding on Thursday.  This announcement comes lower than a yr from 3DR’s final inflow of $26.7 million final June. The new spherical included each new fairness and conversion of debt fairness: how …

Taking your new Mavic Pro out of the field and flying it for the first time may be as daunting as it’s thrilling, particularly should you’re not an skilled drone pilot. Here are just a few tricks to information you thru flying your Mavic for the first time. If you …

IBM has introduced its been granted a patent for transferring packages between drones throughout flight. The invention described in US Patent No. 9,561,852: In flight switch of packages between aerial drones helps to increase the vary of drones which can be delivering packages from a warehouse to a buyer’s residence. …

Swift 020 Swift Engineering, Inc. , the San Clemente agency that develops UAS techniques and expertise, can be showcasing their options at the AUVSI Xponential present in Dallas. The Swift 020, the first UAS that includes their X-Blade Technology, can be on show. It is the results of over 13 …

The FAA has adopted via on its promise to ease the industrial drone authorization course of, publishing greater than 200 facility maps this week. “This marks a key first step as the FAA and industry work together to automate the airspace authorization process,” says the FAA. “The maps will help drone operators improve …

Drone juggernaut DJI just lately introduced on their web site that they’ll offer a bounty of up to 1 million yuan, or $145,000, for data associated to a number of drone incidents at an airport in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. On April 14, 17, 18, and 21, drones flying close to …

Image cutesy of Eagle Tech Systems Tribally owned Eagle Tech Systems, a subsidiary of Warm Springs Ventures, an enterprise of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, has introduced a Drones and Public Safety Conference on May 24-25, 2017 at Kah-Nee- Ta High Desert Resort, Warm Springs, Oregon. Unmanned Aircraft Systems …

Guest submit by Drone Industry Insights — Over the final weeks, we learn a lot about flying automobiles, air-taxis, and private drones. Recently a number of idea research and prototypes was offered they usually all instantly create the want to personal certainly one of these and with the ability to …

DJI has added quite a few elements of Iraq and Syria to its listing of No-Fly Zones. Several incidents involving explosives strapped onto client drones have been reported within the area. And issues are rising over the convenience with which terrorist teams resembling Isis can use them for violent functions. …