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Part 107 has provided some relief to large enterprise looking to incorporate drone technology and the benefits it offers into their overall operations. But there are still hurdles. While the regulations themselves are less onerous; compliance with the regulations is challenging. Today at the InterDrone show Skyward announced a partnership …

Intel has announced that they will purchase Movidius, an Irish company focusing on computer vision technology.  This is just the latest announcement of Intel’s investment in the drone and Internet-of-Things (IoT) space.  Details of the deal have not yet been made public. Movidius has raised over $85 million in venture capital over the …

Another day, another leak. On August 15th target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”>DJI trademarked the name ‘Mavic’. That word probably won’t mean much to you right now, but give it a few months and it could well be the most well-known model in the consumer drone industry. Sure, that might sound …

In advance of this week’s InterDrone show in Las Vegas, Spalding Barker Strategies announced WhirrNet, the first global network of drone sites designed to allow for increased scale and scope for Advertisers in the growing consumer, prosumer, and commercial drone space. WhirrNet is designed to allow for a single point of …

Qualcomm and AT&T are researching how drones can operate on wireless networks now and in the future. They are exploring the issues with (and possible benefits) coverage, signal, strength and mobility across network cells and how they function in flight. The goal of the research is to assist in drone …

Image: Holger Harms, CC by-SA 3.0 Do you know what’s inside your drone?  As the FAA regulation shift seems to indicate a takeoff for the commercial drone industry, it isn’t only drone manufacturers who could reap the benefit.  With products that range from the chips inside to the vision sensing …

Lily selfie drone has a new ship date The founders of Lily, Antoine Balaresque and Henry Bradlow, in a notice to customers apologized for the delay in the launch of their Lily drone. “We told you we would deliver your Lily Camera this summer, and we are sorry that hasn’t …

For a long time, the consumer drone industry was a complicated world restricted to skilled pilots and super-keen aerial photographers. But as the idea of a flying camera becomes more and more mainstream, the market is taking a turn and appealing to a wider range of people than ever before. …

PrecisionHawk’s LATAS delivers an innovative air traffic control system for drones, but it’s one of several that depends on the not-so-imminent success of all aircraft using ADS-B. QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, the FAA granted PrecisionHawk a waiver from Part 107.31’s visual line of sight (VLOS) limitations, which gives …

An unknown pundit once quipped: “The Universe gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did over the weekend.” Whether or not that’s true, DRONELIFE readers can at least look forward to a fascinating cup of Monday-morning news in the world of law-enforcement drones – no matter what …