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Source: Iris Drone startup Iris Automation is gaining financial altitude after announcing a $13 million Series B funding round today. Iris develops advanced detection systems that bolster Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) capabilities which, in turn, enable safer commercial drone operations. New investors Sony Innovation Fund and Verizon Ventures join follow-on investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Bee Partners and OCA …

Source: LeshTronix Startup LeshTronix Drone Systems is leveraging drone technology to take the “selfie-stick” to a new altitude with PhoneQuad. The company recently announced the conceptual launch of PhoneQuad, a hovering phone case that—once developed using proprietary drone hardware and software—will allow users to take photos hands free while PhoneQuad …

InterDrone opened today in a virtual format.  This final big drone show of the year offers a lot of great sessions, including this one: a panel discussion led by Eszter Kovacs of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA.)  Andy Thurling, Chief Technology Officer at NUAIR; Gokul Srinivasan, Director of Technology at …

DJI’s new Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced is the latest addition to DJI’s commercial fleet.  The Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced “adds a plethora of performance upgrades to its predecessor,” says a DJI press release. The new release is a recognition that the powerful but small Mavic 2 Enterprise has been used …

Uber Elevate droneport concept. Uber Elevate, Uber’s urban air mobility (UAM) initiative, has been acquired by Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation  is a developer of an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) passenger aircraft.   As part of the deal, Uber has invested a further $75 million in Joby. While Joby …

 Join us on Wednesday, December 16 at 3pm EST for a free webinar from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI): “Future Forecast – A Glimpse Into 2021 and Predictions for the Unmanned Marketplace.” Register here to participate. DRONELIFE Editor Miriam McNabb will join AUVSI President and CEO Brian Wynne; …

Is your drone registration expiring soon? Here’s what to do. The FAA’s drone registration program went live on December 21, 2015.  A lot has happened in the five years following the implementation of regulation: but it still stands.  If you were one of the first to step up and register …

Free image By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill A recent decision by a federal judge will allow a lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of Texas drone law, to move forward. On November 30, US District Judge Robert Pitman handed down an order denying a motion made by attorneys representing the state …

Germanna CC, CC BY 2.0 A provision in the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would make it significantly easier to use drones for education. As the final version of the NDAA approaches a vote, issues including  a proposed ban of Chinese-made tech have been negotiated.  The …

Easy Aerial’s new drone Albatross adds triple payload capacity to unlimited flight time, with Easy Aerial’s tethering system. Brooklyn’s Easy Aerial has established themselves as a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring systems. “The newest addition to the company’s rapidly expanding portfolio of tethered Smart Aerial Monitoring Systems (SAMS-T), the Albatross …