“The program will promote the innovative integration of aerial sightseeing, traveler transportation, air logistics, aerial media light shows, intelligent exhibitions and education,” says the EHang press release. “It will also promote the new experience of air tourism and explore other commercial use cases for EHang AAVs.” The first passenger drone …
Read More »FlytWare Deploys Autonomous Inventory Drones
File Autonomous inventory drones are changing the way businesses manage logistics and supply-chain metrics by optimizing aerial inventory scans. California-based FlytBase has launched a new innovation in this growing field with the FlytWare Solution Partner program. Deploying autonomous drones, the FlytWare solution replaces manual inventory cycle counts for large warehouse …
Read More »Autonomous Drones Wins Award for Percepto
image courtesy Percepto Market research firm Frost and Sullivan recently awarded autonomous drones developer Percepto with the 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for its “best-in-class, end-to-end autonomous drone-in-a-box solution.” The Israeli UAV company offers a platform that includes the autonomous, weatherproof Sparrow drone equipped with UHD (4k) RGB and thermal …
Read More »This Singapore Drone Company Wants to Reinvent Ship to Shore…
F-Drone co-founders Ashwanth Reddy and Nicolas Ang Ship-to-Shore delivery is a huge business – it’s necessity for shipping logistics. Singapore drone company F-Drone wants to reinvent the process to reduce the time, costs, and carbon emissions by up to 80% – with their unique delivery drone. DRONELIFE interviewed F-Drone co-founder …
Read More »DRONEII: Add Your Voice to the 2020 Drone Industry Barometer
Leading drone research and consulting firm DRONEII has announced the annual survey of the drone industry, which will inform the 2020 Drone Industry Barometer Report. Drone professionals are encouraged to participate in the survey, which will result in DRONEII’s in-depth report on the state of the drone market. (See last …
Read More »Skywatch Drone Insurance Sees Industry Recovery Beginning
The current COVID-19 crisis response has hit business across the globe, and the drone industry has been no exception. Insur-tech startup SkyWatch.ai has been working with drone companies throughout the crisis – but now they can see the tide turning for the industry. Those operators who have been directly involved …
Read More »DJI’s New Commercial Drone is Their Most Advanced Platform Y…
DJI’s new commercial drone was announced this morning – and the Matrice 300 RTK (M300 RTK) is their most advanced platform yet. New ease of use, with a slew of new safety features, new data capture features, data analysis features and more power, the M300 RTK sets a new standard. …
Read More »Surveillance Drones: French Judge Refuses to Ban Drones in P…
Image: CDC/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS During the current Covid-19 pandemic, surveillance drones have been used by police departments around the world to monitor community quarantines. The application keeps law enforcement officials safe while reminding community members of social distancing guidelines. In the U.S., some politicians have objected, with …
Read More »Drone Expo Interdrone Postponed to December
File photo For Dallas, 2020 will go down in history as the Year of the Drone Expo. Earlier this week, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International announced its major drone conference, XPONENTIAL 2020, would take place in the Texas city in October rather than in Boston in August – citing COVID-19 safety …
Read More »UK Firm Will Provide Drone Fuel Cells via Robotic Skies
Source: RoboticSkies UAV-services provider Robotic Skies is teaming up with UK fuel-cell startup Intelligent Energy to offer expanded, post-sale support for drone fuel cells. Intelligent Energy manufactures very light, power-dense hydrogen fuel cells used for many drone applications, especially projects requiring longer flight times, like drone delivery. “Intelligent Energy fuel …
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