Photo Mark Peterson/Fortune Magazine license by CC 2.zero News and Commentary. Today’s announcement that telecommunications firm Verizon has bought business drone platform Skyward offers additional proof that enormous corporations are persevering with to spend money on the trade, hoping to cement their stake within the huge potential of drones and the …
Read More »Five Future Uses for Drone Technology
Standard photography drones are expected to make record sales over the festive period. But we thought it would be a good idea to look ahead at what the industry might have to offer in the years to come. So, apart from your regular UAVs for aerial photography, what are five …
Read More »Intel Acquires German Drone Company MAVinci
Silicon valley giant Intel has acquired German drone company MAVinci, for an undisclosed price. At this week’s Commercial UAV Expo, Anil Nanduri, Vice President of the New Technology Group and General Manager of the UAV segment at Intel, said that the acquisition gives Intel a “full portfolio” of fixed-wing and multi-rotor solutions …
Read More »How and Where to Invest in the Drone Industry
wp-image-42946″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg” alt=”invest in drone industry” width=”336″ height=”188″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-300×168.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-768×431.jpg 768w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank.jpg 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px”/>Drones are big business. Regardless of how you slice the research, the drone market is projected to be worth billions in the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate …
Read More »Intel Incoming: Tech Powerhouse Enables Innovation Throughout the Drone Ecosystem
With each wave of technological innovation dominant players emerge. With PCs, there were Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Apple. With the internet, Google, Facebook, and Amazon became dominant. With mobile phones, there was a resurgent Apple, adaptive Google, and emerging Samsung. As these waves recede, one-time major players can get washed …
Read More »Intel Enters Enterprise Drone Market with the Falcon 8+
Today Intel announced their first branded drone targeted for enterprise markets, the Falon 8+. Intel states that “[this] advanced drone with full electronic system redundancy that is designed with safety, ease, performance and precision for the North American markets.” With this Intel is leveraging their acquisition of Ascending Technologies, the …
Read More »Sense and Avoid for Drones is No Easy Feat
But development is vibrant, and you’ll see it work first in prosumer drones QuickTake THE FACTS: “Sense and avoid” for drones is a popular topic in the press right now, but the phrase can mean different things in different contexts and people. To clarify, there is a difference between solving …
Read More »FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Met for the First Time – Here’s What Happened
Image: Aswan, CC 3.0 The FAA’s new Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met last Friday for it’s inaugural meeting in Washington, DC. The committee’s purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration about fully integrating drones into the NAS. The committee’s membership was announced last week; it includes representatives from government, …
Read More »The Drone Chip Wars: Intel to Buy Movidius
Intel has announced that they will purchase Movidius, an Irish company focusing on computer vision technology. This is just the latest announcement of Intel’s investment in the drone and Internet-of-Things (IoT) space. Details of the deal have not yet been made public. Movidius has raised over $85 million in venture capital over the …
Read More »FAA Drone Advisory Committee Membership Announced
The FAA has announced the membership and first meeting agenda for the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The formation of the DAC was announced last spring, as FAA Administrator Michael Huerta promoted the ongoing collaboration efforts between government and industry to up the pace of commercial drone regulation. Brian Krzanich, Chief Executive …
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