All of the DRONELIFE headlines and drone news of the week May 13: DJI, Autel, American Robotics and more. Continue reading, or listen here: Virginia Natural Gas First in State to Deploy Pipeline Inspection With Drones Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is set to become the first natural gas utility in …
Read More »Personal eVTOL AIR ONE Showcased at Kentucky Derby
AIR Showcases Personal eVTOL Prototype at Kentucky Derby, Announces Partnership with Aeroauto EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR showcased the prototype of its first vehicle, AIR ONE, at its kickoff event at the Kentucky Derby, where attendees were able to sit inside the aircraft for a virtual …
Read More »Autel Updates EVO Nano and Lite Series Drones
Autel EVO Nano and Lite Series Drones Receive Firmware Updates by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Autel Robotics unveiled several firmware and software updates for the EVO Nano and EVO Lite series, as well as for the Autel Sky App. These updates provide a variety of new features …
Read More »Skyway on Dawn of Drones
Don’t miss Skyway on Dawn of Drones May 11 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: AAM and Vertical Flight Month (sponsor: Quantum Systems Inc.) continues this week on the Dawn of Drones podcast with special guest Clifford Cruz CEO of Skyway, leading the efforts in building the most secure automated …
Read More »Strix Drones Drone Agnostic Docking Stations
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 …
Read More »Spright and Wonder Robotics Autonomous eVTOL Landings
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 …
Read More »AUVSI Member of the Year Dr. Will Austin of WCCC
At last week’s Xponential 2022 – a great international drone show held in Orlando, FL – AUVSI announced 2022 organizational winners: including AUVSI Member of the Year, Dr. Will Austin, President of Warren County Community College. DRONELIFE is proud of our partnership with Dr. Austin and Warren County Community College. …
Read More »BRINC Donated Drones to Ukraine – Full Story
BRINC Drones, maker of the US-manufactured LEMUR drone series for public safety, donated drones and training to Ukraine. What it took to get them there, however, is a story in and of itself. At Xponential 2022 in Orlando this week, DRONELIFE had the opportunity to interview one of the youngest …
Read More »AstraUTM Scores ISO Certifications – DRONELIFE
AstraUTM Awarded 3 Major ISO Certifications by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unmanned Traffic Management player AstraUTM has announced today its acquisition of 3 major ISO certifications for ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1, pertaining to Quality Management Systems, Information Security Management & IT Service Management, respectively. “We are …
Read More »Freefly Alta X Blue sUAS List
Freefly Systems Alta X Named to DIU Blue sUAS 2.0 List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, American drone developer Freefly Systems Inc. has announced that its Freefly Systems Alta X unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been authorized as a trusted drone platform following its successful completion of …
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