DRONELIFE talks to Jon Damush about the place of onboard detect-and-avoid in the complex system of drone safety. Drone startup Iris Automation offers a cutting edge solution for a foundational problem: how to prevent drones from running into anything. Iris’ onboard detect-and-avoid system, Casia, offers a new layer of safety …
Read More »Why Shares of Palantir Technologies Are Up Today
What happened Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) gained 12% on Tuesday after the hedge fund run by legendary investor Steve Cohen disclosed a purchase of 29.9 million shares. The stock has climbed steadily since its late September debut, and Cohen’s Point72 fund is apparently bullish the data analytics stock can …
Read More »UTM Pilot Program Phase 2 Completed
image courtesy Wing The UTM Pilot Program has ended it’s second phase, with a group of industry players demonstrationg the production ready technologies that will help enable drone integration. “The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) completed its second phase with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at …
Read More »Get Your Questions About Drones Answered
It is Drone Safety Awareness Week! This Friday, join AUVSI NC and a panel of drone experts to get answers to your questions about drone safety, BEYOND, the UAS IPP and more. Friday November 20, 2020 from 4-6 pm EST, AUVSI NC and DRONELIFE will sponsor a special edition of …
Read More »FIrst Commercial Night Drone Delivery
Singapore based F-drones has successfully completed what the company says is the first commercial night drone delivery. F-drones is filling a significant need with drone delivery. Working in the maritime sector, F-drones offers on-demand drone delivery to ships in port. The application offers a tremendous benefit in time and cost …
Read More »AUVSI Launches Special Events for Drone Safety Week
Source: FAA The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is taking flight into the friendly skies of the second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week. Launched by the FAA, the special week is billed as “an opportunity for others to share their commitment to drone safety.” AUVSI officials reported …
Read More »Hot tech products that put your privacy at risk
Our smart devices are constantly gathering information about us, whether we like it or not. Even gadgets you might not expect like smart speakers and TVs are learning about your habits and preferences every time you use them. That’s why web developer Mozilla puts together a list each holiday season …
Read More »new version of b4ufly app released today
FAA development partner Kittyhawk is releasing a new version of the B4UFLY app. The newest version adds localized advisories and crowdsourcing for the U.S. drone airspace. “Coinciding with the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, Kittyhawk is releasing a new update to B4UFLY that adds a new layer of localized advisories …
Read More »DJI’s Agriculture Drone AGRAS T20
DJI’s agriculture drone for crop spraying, the DJI AGRAS T20, makes agricultural spraying easier, smarter, and safer. Crop spraying by drone, while not widely legal in the U.S., has been adopted elsewhere around the world. As agricultural drones get easier to fly and ever more automated, crop spraying by drone …
Read More »Drones that deliver Covid-19 tests and PPE among £7m funding…
South West companies building drones to deliver Covid-19 tests and personal protective equipment (PPE) are among 20 projects to receive a share of £7million Government investment designed to drive innovation. A trio of businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – Droneprep, Consortiq and Windracers – will use unmanned …
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