Drone

As you’d expect, DJI has a big presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). But on top of showing off the company’s hardware lineup and handheld imaging systems, the drone industry’s leading manufacturer is introducing a success story from its Open Innovation Program: Livox.  Livox has big ambitions in …

GoPro officially exited the drone business in early 2018 after the disastrous launch of the action-cam manufacturer’s first and only drone: the GoPro Karma. This week, the company’s remaining pilots have been left grounded, struck by a related issue to what was last year dubbed the ‘GPS Week Number Rollover’ …

ISTANBUL — Turkey has started deploying troops to Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday evening in a live television interview, keeping his promise to support the fragile government in Tripoli even as Western states have warned against escalating a conflict between the government and rebel forces. Turkish troops will …

File photo An Australian prisoner found out not all Christmas presents dropped from the skies are from Santa’s Good List. Officials at Capricornia Correctional Centre in central Queensland reported two drones flew over the prison on Christmas Day, each dropping a package within the walls. An unidentified prisoner caught the …

Technology touches most facets of life these days. From making everyday home appliances “smart” to robot vacuum cleaners handling tedious chores, tech has definitely made things better. It’s even changing the world of toys. Instead of children finding a boring old doll under the Christmas tree, there’s a good chance …

File Photo: Example of a fixed-wing drone Editor’s Note: A number of media reports covering these sightings have included a stock photo of a quadcopter drone. This is an inaccurate depiction. The reports have stated the aircraft are fixed-wing.  A mysterious drone swarm first sighted in northeastern Colorado around Christmas …

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Pilots report TWO drone near-misses every week with more than 400 incidents in the last five years, investigation finds Aircraft pilots are reporting two near-misses every week, investigation reveals There have been 405 near-misses between drones and aircraft since 2015 This includes 115 in the year to November – 44 …

Courtesy: SkyDrive Japanese flying-car developer SkyDrive has successfully launched test flights of a cargo drone, according to a company press release. “[This] could revolutionize the way heavy goods are transported and speed up the movement of equipment in remote locations.” The first test launched earlier this month in Toyota City, Japan. …

2019 was a year of change and progress for the drone industry.  What comes next – more consolidation and an industry slow down, or more exciting innovation and industry expansion?  We asked some of the industry’s leading voices for their 2020 predictions. DRONELIFE asked participants to comment on 3 important …