Drone

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The FAA and SkyPan International have reached an agreement on the $1.9 million civil penalty proposed by the FAA in October of 2015.  The proposed fine was the largest penalty ever suggested for infractions of drone regulations. In a press release, the FAA says that they have reached “a comprehensive settlement agreement …

As 2017 gets underway, many drone racing fans will be wondering what the future holds for the self-proclaimed ‘sport of the future’. 2016 will go down as the year that DRL helped guide drone racing toward the mainstream. The next twelve months will define whether it establishes itself there or …

The sight of a crash-test dummy being pummeled from the air by a rogue drone may alarm a casual observer; but for researchers at Virginia Tech University, it’s all in a day’s work to improve air safety. The VTU research team recently launched a program, in cooperation with the FAA, …

image: Twitter A 14 year old Gujarati boy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government’s Department of Science and Technology to produce the landmine-detecting drone he designed. Harshwardhan Zala was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to sign the deal yesterday.  Zala has already filed a …

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. has released a list of all commercial drones currently available in the US market that have the flight and communications range to be flown beyond line-of-sight (BVLOS), including some aircraft with ranges of many miles.  As the FAA begins to consider and issue waivers to commercial drone …

LiDAR sensors and drones go together like PB&J and an industry report paints a rosy picture for both industries. “Global market intelligence company” Transparency Market Research released a study last week predicting an increase in the Light Detection and Ranging market as it relates to drone combos. Following the explosion …

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is shutting down the solar-powered drone program – Titan – run by division X, which was designed to provide Internet access to remote areas of the world. The shut down, reports Business Insider, is “the latest example of the company’s efforts to cut back its ambitious ‘moonshots.’” …

Now that CES 2017 has come to an end, it’s the perfect time to look back at the biggest drone stories from the Consumer Electronics Show and how these trends will carry forward in 2017. The Las Vegas convention is normally a tech paradise, as well as being the venue …

Despite the FAA’s warning that state and local drone regulations would create an industry-stifling “patchwork quilt” of regulations, new drone ordinances, regulations, and laws continue to be introduced across the country.  The situation creates a challenging environment for commercial operators trying to operate legally, requiring that they be cognizant not only …