IPP

At this morning’s Commercial UAV Expo Keynote address, Commercial UAV hosted one of the most important figures in the industry.  FAA Administrator Steve Dickson addressed the virtual audience to discuss FAA and drones: pilot programs, new regulations, and future endeavors. Dickson began his address with the expected message that the …

In The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point”.  It’s hard to say exactly when the tipping point for the commercial drone industry will be, or what in particular might cause …

Wing, the Alphabet (Google) spin off, has quietly overtaken Amazon and other consumer drone delivery programs to be first to the finish line in the U.S. and around the globe. Earlier this month, Wing announced that the Australian government had given the company permission to move beyond their drone delivery …

The FAA’s just lately introduced UAS Integration Pilot Program is empowering a wide range of smaller firms and start-ups to develop their drone companies. For instance, Fargo-based, drone-software agency Botlink is flying excessive after being granted a state-government partnership The IPP is described by the FAA as “an opportunity for state, …

A serious Canadian delivery-drone agency is teaming up with Toyota to create a UAV supply logistics platform. Drone Delivery Canada introduced the partnership May 28 with Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. – a subsidiary of the well-known Toyota Group. The effort will see TTCI take part with DDC’s industrial pilot program …

The Consumer Technology Association is bullish on the FAA’s current announcement regarding the UAS Integration Pilot Program partnerships. According to the FAA: “The results from the Program will help to inform the development of future enabling regulations that will expand safe UAS operations and help to transition many of the new …

ParaZero The Drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP ) introduced this week is all about stretching the envelope of what’s allowed with drone know-how.  Drone package deal supply, flight past the visible line of sight (BVLOS), evening flight, and low altitude operations are a few of the tasks deliberate by individuals. …