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Embraer and Eve Evaluate Autonomous eVTOL Flight Technologies by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Aerospace company Embraer recently finished conducting a series of experimental flight operations with its new autonomous system technologies, designed to enable safe autonomous operations in urban environments. The flights were carried out in Rio de …

Israeli company Strix Drones plans to begin manufacturing drone agnostic docking stations at its new plant in Dayton, Ohio by the end of this year. by DRONELIFE Feature Writer Jim Magill The company had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the plant, its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility, last month. The factory will …

Unifly Raises €10 Million from Terra Drone and JOIN by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unifly, the leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management  (UTM) systems, has announced the acquisition of €10 Million in funding contributed by Japanese industrial drone solution company Terra Drone and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation …

CEO and Co-Founder of DroneDeploy Mike Winn has been named to SF Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 List – quite an achievement in Silicon Valley. It’s a well-deserved honor for the person who has successfully steered one of the first drone mapping companies through the upheavals of the last 9 …

In news that came as a surprise to customers and partners, Verizon Skyward closed their drone software business yesterday.  Started in 2013, Skyward.io was purchased by telecomm giant Verizon in 2017.  Yesterday, the company sent customers an email that announced their intention to close: We are announcing today that Skyward, …

From the floor of AUVSI’s Xponential 2022: an interview with former police officer and Head of Public Safety Integration Fritz Reber on Skydio drones for public safety. Fritz Reber is a well respected figure in public safety – and in the drone industry.  Reber served at Chula Vista Police Department …

Spright and Wonder Robotics team to bring drones in for safe landings By Jim Magill Spright, a drone-based medical delivery start-up, will use a system designed by Israel-based Wonder Robotics that enables unmanned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to safely land, either on a designated landing pad or …

CENTUM Research and Technology Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award for Lifeseeker Mini by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) has named CENTUM Research & Technology as a 1st place winner in its XCELLENCE Awards under the Technology “Enabling Components & Peripherals” category. CENTUM …

Optelos drone inspection services, announced today, offer a turnkey and risk-free solution to enterprise clients who want the benefits of drone-captured digital data – without the hassle of training pilots and buying hardware. Over the last several years, data experts Optelos have significantly built their partner network and continually developed …

New Snap Drone Pixy: Free-Flying Video Drone to Up Your Snapchat Game by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has announced the release of Pixy, a pocket-sized, free-flying companion drone for the photo and video app.  It’s an easy to use, strictly recreational tool for …