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Vigilant Aerospace Detect and Avoid Drone Safety System Wins NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year Award by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, NASA announced that the technology licensed to Vigilant Aerospace and leveraged in its FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management product has been recognized with NASA’s Commercial …

Auterion Integrates Elsight into Auterion Ecosystem for Multi-Network Broadband Connectivity by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, open-source drone software platform creator Auterion has announced that it will be incorporating Elsight into its growing ecosystem. Elsight’s Halo communications module is able to be seamlessly integrated into drones and other …

Wing Drone Delivery in Texas Starts April 7, 2022. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Alphabet subsidiary Wing has announced that it will be launching its drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex this Thursday, April 7th. The service – the first of its kind in a …

Don’t miss TruWeather on Dawn of Drones this week, April 6 at 11:00 AM EST!  Dawn and CEO Don Berchoff discuss the critical link between weather data and advanced air mobility systems.  Stream below: Don’t miss TruWeather on Dawn of Drones, as host Dawn Zoldi speaks with TruWeather CEO on …

By AnonMoos based on image by Darwinek CC BY-SA 3.0  Federal judge strikes down restrictive Texas drone law By Jim Magill A federal judge has struck down a Texas drone law, one of the most restrictive in the country, for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and …

TreeSwift Raises $4.8M for Drone-Based Forest Monitoring System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Philadelphia-based company Treeswift announced the acquisition of $4.8 million in Seed funding. The funding was led by Pathbreaker Ventures, with contributions by Crosslink Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Boom Capital Ventures, Yes VC, Susa …

At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Jan-Eric Putze, CEO of German UTM company Droniq.  Started in 2016 as Connected Drones, a research project of Deutsche Telecom and DFS, Germany’s air navigation service provider, Droniq offers a combination of hardware and software solutions designed …

Wingcopter and German Airways Collaborate for Offshore Drone Deliveries by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby In a joint letter of intent with Wingcopter, logistics and aviation holding company Zeitfracht Group and its subsidiary German Airways have pledged to acquire 17 Wingcopter 198 delivery drones, with the option to order …

Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) has been the leading source for independent drone market intelligence since 2015.  At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE caught up with co-founder Kay Wackwitz to discuss 3 observations he’s made about the 2022 drone industry. Investments are Up – By a Lot As the DRONEII infographic above …

image: public domain Among the hot topics in European drone regulation is the upcoming U-space deadline.  European member states are currently directed to have their own U-space areas implemented by January 2023; but as the date rapidly approaches, key decisions still need to be made.  DRONELIFE caught up with friend …