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News and Commentary.  DRONELIFE published more than 840 pieces of drone industry news this year.  From drone delivery in the pandemic, the U.S.-China trade war, and new government regulations, we covered it a vast variety of drone industry drivers.  Out of all of those stories, here are three of the …

Drone delivery and unmanned traffic management (UTM) company Wing has weighed in on the newly published rule on Remote ID for Drones.  The Wing response to Remote ID says that the rule may have unintended consequences for American consumers, and leads to signficant privacy concerns. While Wing expressed appreciation for …

DJI‘s response to Remote ID, the FAA regulation released on Monday, is a positive one.  The world’s largest drone manufacturer says that they will work towards complying with the new regulations. “DJI has long supported the FAA’s Remote ID initiative because it will enhance drone accountability, safety and security. The …

The latest Elsight funding round of $8.3M will fund product development and market growth, says CEO Yoav Amitai. DRONELIFE wrote about Elsight’s Halo product earlier this year: the company’s flagship connectivity solution.  Elsight’s powerful bi-directional algorithm splits any kind of data (video, audio, telemetry and more) into encrypted packets, using secure VPN tunnelling to …

Alpine 4 Technologies Ltd. (OTCMKTS:ALPP) stock had risen 1,900% in 4 weeks as of December 15.  The stock price isn’t high – it went from $.04 on November 16 to $.80 on December 11 –  but market analysts say Alpine 4’s Impossible Aerospace acquisition, combined with the U.S. Department of …

New EU drone laws will be implemented on January 1, 2021.  The EU UAS Regulation Package offers welcome codification of drone laws,  but even the “Easy Rules for UAS Regulations” aren’t all that easy to understand.  Don’t worry – the experts at SkyBound Rescuer have developed a free tool to …

U.K.-based Altitude Angel, leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, is the latest to receive a new influx of funding as VC investment in the drone industry continues.  Altitude Angel has raised £4m ($5.3m US) from one of Europe’s largest VC investors, Octopus Ventures. “The latest fundraising concludes Altitude Angel’s …

The FAA has released the Remote ID for Drones final rule along with a rule on operations over people and moving vehicles, and night operations.  The long-awaited publications will clarify the details of Remote ID, and allow stakeholders from the commercial and recreational drone communities to begin to prepare for implementation – …

The FAA has published new drone rules for Remote ID and Operations Over People.  While it will take some time to fully unpack the final rule on Remote ID, the drone industry is weighing in on the new regulations and the impact that they will have.  (See the announcement with …

Remote ID Q & A: Who will enforce Remote ID? When does it become effective? Where is it required? For all of these questions and more, DRONERESPONDERS, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping public safety agencies use drones, has your answers. The FAA released the long-awaited rule on Remote ID for …