In English, a paradigm shift or major new idea may be referred to as an “Aha” moment: so the name of this innovative urban delivery service is appropriate in multiple languages. At last month’s Commercial UAV Show in London, we met Maron Kristofersson, CEO and Founder of Aha.is, a drone …
Read More »Futuristic Transport: Check Out these Flying Motorbikes at A…
DRONELIFE will join the global drone community in Amsterdam next week for Amsterdam Drone Week and the EASA High Level Conference on Drones. It’s a fascinating show in a beautiful city. Amsterdam Drone Week is an opportunity for businesses, customers, inventors, financers and stakeholders in drone technology to come together …
Read More »Does the Drone Industry Really Need 8K?
Pro Read: As a leak indicates that Autel Robotics may be the first to offer a 6/8K camera on a drone, UAS expert and industry leader Douglas Spotted Eagle dives in to what the advantages of 8k may be – and if the drone industry is ready to take advantage …
Read More »FAA Grounds AMA Event: “No Pathway for Recreational Operator…
The AMA was denied permission to hold their annual night flying event at the AMA Expo West this year – and members are asking why. The Academy of Model Aeronautics – the AMA – held the AMA Expo at the Fairplex Exposition Complex in Pomona, CA earlier this month. With …
Read More »Sen. Feinstein Tells Justice to Start Prosecuting Drone Oper…
News and Commentary. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking that drone operators who interfere with wildfire response be prosecuted – a request that demonstrates a lack of thorough understanding of the problem. As posted on Senator Feinstein’s website, this is an …
Read More »London’s Commerical UAV Show: DJI Europe’s Dr. Barbara Stelz…
Drone show season continues, and this week London hosts the Commercial UAV Show. For a global audience that includes many from the U.K., DJI’s Dr. Barbara Stelzner offered a consistent message: despite media coverage to the contrary, drones are an indispensable tool. DJI is taking the stage all over the …
Read More »The World’s Smallest SuperComputer Could Completely Change t…
Last week, NVIDIA announced the world’s smallest supercomputer, designed for artificial intelligence “at the edge.” This technology – the continued miniaturization of incredibly powerful computing systems – could transform the drone industry. AI is a buzz word in the drone industry today. Software, hardware and sensor producers all claim to …
Read More »AIRT Puts Newly Released Pix4DReact to the Test After Hurric…
DRONELIFE got a first look at Pix4DReact at their user conference last month. The software is designed to provide 2D mapping intelligence in the field – processing immediately, so that law enforcement, fire officials, or disaster recovery personnel can use the data to inform real-time critical decisions. The Airborne International …
Read More »UPS Drone Delivers First-ever Prescriptions to Customers’ Ho…
Source: UPS UPS and CVS have delivered drone history that could literally be just what the doctor ordered. The carrier giant’s aerial subsidiary UPS Flight Forward partnered with drug-store chain CVS to complete the first-ever American commercial drone delivery of a prescription to a customer’s home – a mission both …
Read More »The DJI Mavic Mini vs. DJI Mavic 2: Which Drone is Right for…
DJI’s Mavic Mini has just hit the shelves. Ali Crane of DJI experts Dr. Drone explains the differences between the Mavic Mini and the Mavic 2 in detail to help you choose. The following is a guest post by contributor Ali Crane, Content Creation Specialist for Dr Drone, Canada’s first …
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