Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers is congratulated by teammates after his walk-off single against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) An illegal drone hovered over the Red Sox-Blue Jays game at Fenway Park Thursday night, but it’s unclear who was flying it, multiple outlets reported. Drones at Fenway …
Read More »Drone Delivery: Google’s Project Wing Takes Off In Australia
From the distance comes a high-pitched whining. It sounds horrible, like a giant mosquito. Or maybe a herd of angry mice screaming in a wind tunnel. It is in fact a flying burrito. And it’s flying courtesy of Wing’s ambitious drone delivery program. That’s right: Google/Alphabet’ Project Wing has been …
Read More »DroneLife Exclusive: An Interview with Marc Kegelaers, CEO o…
One of the great aspects of being present at the Commercial UAV Expo Europe, held this week in Amsterdam, is the opportunity to speak directly to some of the thought leaders in the global drone industry. DRONELIFE spoke with Marc Kegelaers: pilot, thought leader, CEO of Unifly, and an important player in …
Read More »MCMC: Self-driving cars, buses among 5G tech available for M…
MCMC chief digital officer Gerard Lim speaks during a media briefing for the 5G Malaysia Showcase in Putrajaya April 3, 2019.— Picture by Hari Anggara KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — In just three years’ time, Malaysians can enjoy self-driving cars and buses, one of many innovations powered by 5G technology, …
Read More »FLIR Makes Strategic Investment in DroneBase: Collaboration …
image courtesy DroneBase Thermal imaging giant FLIR is continuing to show their commitment to helping the commercial drone industry grow. Today, commercial pilot network DroneBase announced that FLIR has made a strategic investment in the company, which will help them to scale their themal imaging services. FLIR will be the …
Read More »Commercial UAV Expo Europe: Public Service Drone Stories fro…
The public service sector is one of the fastest growing verticals for the commercial drone industry. As departments invest in drone technology – and train more and more of their personnel to use them – the use cases for drones are continually expanding. At today’s public service sector sessions of …
Read More »How Drones are Attracting New Graduates to the Oil & Gas Ind…
image courtesy Cape. The following is a guest post by Chris Rittler, CEO of Cape, cloud platform for drone telepresence and data management. College graduation is just around the corner, which means thousands of young, tech-savvy graduates will soon enter the workforce. As new graduates search for careers, several will be …
Read More »We Can’t Wait for This One: Commercial UAV Expo Europe Annou…
Commercial UAV Expo has established itself as one of the drone industry’s major events, and Commercial UAV Expo Europe – taking place this week in beautiful Amsterdam – is a premier event for the commercial drone industry in Europe. This morning, the team announced that the 2020 show will be …
Read More »World first Google drone delivery approved in Australia
Known as Project Wing, and operated by Google parent Alphabet, food, medicine and more will be delivered to suburbia in airborne style. Project Wing is an ongoing initiative which has been in operation for about 4 years. The suburban deliveries are tied to partnership agreements with local businesses and can …
Read More »A Swiss Regulatory Take on Drone Regulations and Paying for …
The Commercial UAV Expo Europe is taking place this week in Amsterdam. In addition to being an important market for the commercial drone industry, Europe is at the center of drone regulations. European regulators have made significant progress in creating a framework that will apply across member states, and …
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