London’s Metropolitan Police is set to become the first UK police force to use a drone to monitor road users. Rather than reporting on congestion or accidents, the drone will be used to spot dangerous drivers, in particular those who are speeding or racing on London’s roads. DS Andy Cox, …
Read More »Environmental Activists Consider Drone Disruption in London
Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion has been causing disruption across the UK in recent months in an effort to draw attention to climate change and ecological breakdown. The group has taken action and held protests around the world. In the UK, those actions have mainly centred around civil disobedience, with …
Read More »UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Wa…
As the dust settles over the drone incident at London’s Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at …
Read More »What Can We Learn From The Drone Disruption at Gatwick Airpo…
Our London correspondent, Malek Murison, reports on the fallout from the ‘Battle of Gatwick’ airport debacle. Drones are often in the news at this time of year. More often than not, the stories are harmless: Aviation authorities laying down the law to the influx of new pilots, viral videos of …
Read More »Report: UK has golden opportunity to shape future of drones
As part of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy, innovation foundation Nesta has been exploring potential urban applications for drones as part of a pilot project, the Flying High Challenge. Nesta has been delving into many of the use cases we’ve seen elsewhere in the industry, including medical deliveries, traffic incident …
Read More »What Can We Expect From DRL in 2017?
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 …
Read More »Futuristic Dystopia Movie Shot Entirely with Drones
Despite that one time a falling camera drone almost landed on a downhill skier mid-race, drones are becoming a go-to tool for filmmakers and cinematographers. And as the technology continues to develop, so does the potential for creative projects harnessing the power of aerial cameras. Now, one movie has been …
Read More »Drone Racing League Heads to UK in Million Dollar TV Deal
For a while there things had all gone very quiet at the Drone Racing League (DRL). After a couple of revolutionary races in New York and Miami, we were starting to get wonder what was going on. There were rumors of races taking place, but nothing substantial coming out. Now …
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