Zipline delivers for Walmart: Instant Delivery Service Launches by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of their new instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where the service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness and consumable items from the Walmart …
Read More »XTEND Funding $20 million Raise AI-Operated Drone
XTEND Funding: Company Raises $20 Million for Life Saving Drone Operating System by Ian M. Crosby Today, XTEND, a human-guided, AI-operated drone system enabling operators to more safely undertake complex missions, has announced it has raised $20 million in equity financing as part of its Series A fundraising round. Chartered …
Read More »DOCOMO’s Blade-Free, Blimp Drone [VIDEO]
DOCOMO Develops Blade-Free Blimp Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby NTT DOCOMO, INC, Japan’s leading mobile operator with more than 83 million subscribers, has announced its development of a blade-free, blimp-type drone. Glowing in radiant colors, it comes equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video …
Read More »AgEagle Integrate’s Wing OpenSky – DRONELIFE
AgEagle Teams with Wing to Integrate OpenSky into Ground Control by Ian M. Crosby Today, industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Measure, has teamed up with Wing in order to integrate Wing’s OpenSky airspace access app into Measure Ground Control, a software platform for automating drone …
Read More »Airwards Drone Contest Soars into Second Year
Source: Airwards via Visualskies Soaring on the success of its inaugural flight, a major global drone awards contest has been given clearance for takeoff. Described as a “program dedicated to recognizing positive drone use cases from around the world,” Britain-based Airwards launched last year to overwhelming success—garnering nearly 200 entries …
Read More »Percepto New Drone Autonomous Inspection
Percepto Launches New Drone and AI-Powered Analytics for AIM Platform By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Percepto, the leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform, as well as its new Air Mobile drone. Percepto, recently …
Read More »FlyFreely in Australia Drone Safety App
CASA Authorization for FlyFreely in Australia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Australia’s lead aviation body has verified software by Brisbane-based startup FlyFreely, which will make it easier for users to know where in the country they can fly drones. The Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) announced …
Read More »Black Swift Technologies Dawn of Drones
This week on Dawn of Drones! Join Dawn and Black Swift Technologies CEO Jack Elston as they talk about flying beyond visual line of sight in extreme conditions. Watch this episode right here on Wednesday, November 17 at 11:00 AM EST. Extreme BVLOS! Join Dawn and special guest Dr. Jack …
Read More »Drone Racing League Mobile Game Drone Racing Arcade
Drone Racing League Launches Drone Racing Arcade Mobile Game by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL), the world’s leading professional drone racing property, launched its first mobile game, Drone Racing Arcade. Powered by Skillz, the leading mobile games platform, this first-of-its-kind mobile game is …
Read More »Personal eVTOL Vehicles AIR CEO
AIR CEO envisions future featuring people flying personal eVTOL vehicles By Jim Magill From George Jetson to Prof. Brown in the Back to the Future movies, the dream of owning one’s own flying car has captured the public imagination. However, in recent years, planners envisioning urban air mobility solutions have …
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