Unifly Raises €10 Million from Terra Drone and JOIN by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unifly, the leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems, has announced the acquisition of €10 Million in funding contributed by Japanese industrial drone solution company Terra Drone and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation …
Read More »DroneDeploy Mike Winn SF Business Journal 40 Under 40
CEO and Co-Founder of DroneDeploy Mike Winn has been named to SF Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 List – quite an achievement in Silicon Valley. It’s a well-deserved honor for the person who has successfully steered one of the first drone mapping companies through the upheavals of the last 9 …
Read More »Verizon Skyward Closed Drone Software Business
In news that came as a surprise to customers and partners, Verizon Skyward closed their drone software business yesterday. Started in 2013, Skyward.io was purchased by telecomm giant Verizon in 2017. Yesterday, the company sent customers an email that announced their intention to close: We are announcing today that Skyward, …
Read More »Skydio Drones for Public Safety Fritz Reber
From the floor of AUVSI’s Xponential 2022: an interview with former police officer and Head of Public Safety Integration Fritz Reber on Skydio drones for public safety. Fritz Reber is a well respected figure in public safety – and in the drone industry. Reber served at Chula Vista Police Department …
Read More »Spright and Wonder Robotics Autonomous eVTOL Landings
Spright and Wonder Robotics team to bring drones in for safe landings By Jim Magill Spright, a drone-based medical delivery start-up, will use a system designed by Israel-based Wonder Robotics that enables unmanned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to safely land, either on a designated landing pad or …
Read More »Lifeseeker Mini Search and Rescue Drone
CENTUM Research and Technology Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award for Lifeseeker Mini by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) has named CENTUM Research & Technology as a 1st place winner in its XCELLENCE Awards under the Technology “Enabling Components & Peripherals” category. CENTUM …
Read More »Optelos Drone Inspection Turnkey Solution
Optelos drone inspection services, announced today, offer a turnkey and risk-free solution to enterprise clients who want the benefits of drone-captured digital data – without the hassle of training pilots and buying hardware. Over the last several years, data experts Optelos have significantly built their partner network and continually developed …
Read More »New Snap Drone Flying Video for Snapchat
New Snap Drone Pixy: Free-Flying Video Drone to Up Your Snapchat Game by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has announced the release of Pixy, a pocket-sized, free-flying companion drone for the photo and video app. It’s an easy to use, strictly recreational tool for …
Read More »Quantum-Systems on Dawn of Drones This Week!
Don’t miss Quantum-Systems on Dawn of Drones this week, Wednesday May 4 at 11:00 AM EST. Steam below! Join Dawn and special guest David Sharpin, CEO of Quantum-Systems Inc., our sponsor-of-the-month, as we kick off May and our “AAM & Vertical Flight” 4-week series on the Dawn of Drones podcast. …
Read More »The DroneUp Drone Delivery Model
The DroneUp drone delivery model is different than the approach other drone delivery and retail giants have chosen. In a DL Exclusive interview from the floor of last week’s Xponential 2022 show in Orlando, CEO Tom Walker and CSO Carl Smit explain how the “second mover advantage” and a collaborative …
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