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A Passenger Drone Hotel: EHang and LN Holdings Make it a Rea…

“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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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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