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COVID-related Drone Delivery Soars Into Canadian First Natio…

Source: DDC Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with a non-profit to deploy COVID-related drone delivery to a First Nation community. The company announced a collaboration with GlobalMedic and Air Canada to carry needed cargo to Christian Island, a remote territory governed by the Beausoleil First Nation Community in Ontario.  Using …

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DJI Security Issues: Booz Allen Performs Exhaustive Audit

Rumors of DJI security issues have dogged the company – and their many users – since the beginning of the U.S. government’s trade arguments with China, and Chinese communications company Huwei.  Now, a new report from consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton finds that DJI systems do not send data to …

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Humanitarian Drones: Should AI Powered UAVs be Used for Huma…

image: UNICEF.  The following is an Editorial Opinion. A few months ago, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Camille Oren, who with Andrej Verity co-authored a paper published today on Digital Humanitarians titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applied to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and its Impact on Humanitarian Action. …

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Last Mile Drone Delivery: Testing the Limits of Commercial O…

Two months ago, in early April, a group of dedicated pilots gathered on a vacant college campus to test the boundaries of last mile drone delivery, operating under current Part 107 rules.  Flying hundreds of flights over three days, the pilots worked to test every aspect of commercial package delivery …

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Medical Drone Delivery in the U.S.: Zipline Gets Started in …

Zipline covid-19 delivery Zipline has started medical drone delivery in the U.S. – and it’s about time. Drone delivery heroes Zipline have received a waiver from the FAA to fly their drones for greater distances than previously allowed in the United States, in a COVID-prompted decision that could advance the acceptance drone …

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Autel’s Lawsuit Against DJI: DJI Attorneys Say Suit Unlikely…

In good news for Mavic fans, DJI attorneys have responded to recent news about Autel’s lawsuit against DJI, saying that sales are unlikely to be affected.  International patent attorneys Finnegan provided the latest updates to the long running legal battle. Earlier this month, attorneys for DJI competitor Autel Robotics claimed that …

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Mapping Drones: The Remo-M is the Award Winning, Sophisticat…

Mapping and GIS applications are one of the largest business verticals in the drone industry, and mapping drones represent a significant market.  The South Korean manufactured Remo-M is an award-winning and unique mapping solution – and if you haven’t yet seen it, you’ll want to.  As a recent winner of …

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The DJI Autel Lawsuit: Will DJI Really Have to Stop Selling …

The DJI Mavic Pro The big headline over the last few days has been about the latest results in the ongoing DJI Autel lawsuit – an epic legal battle over intellectual property between two Chinese drone manufacturers that dates back to 2016 or before.   Last week, the Chief Adminstrative …

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Defibrillators and Drones: Everdrone Deploys Life-Saving Tec…

When a few moments count, unmanned aerial vehicles show huge benefit over traditional road transportation.  That difference in speed is what makes defibrillators and drones a compelling solution.  Now Swedish drone company Everdrone has announced that it is deploying a drone system that delivers Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of …

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A Passenger Drone Hotel: EHang and LN Holdings Make it a Rea…

“The program will promote the innovative integration of aerial sightseeing, traveler transportation, air logistics, aerial media light shows, intelligent exhibitions and education,” says the EHang press release. “It will also promote the new experience of air tourism and explore other commercial use cases for EHang AAVs.” The first passenger drone …

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