Wing Drone Delivery in Texas Starts April 7, 2022. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Alphabet subsidiary Wing has announced that it will be launching its drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex this Thursday, April 7th. The service – the first of its kind in a …
Read More »TruWeather on Dawn of Drones CEO Don Berchoff
Don’t miss TruWeather on Dawn of Drones this week, April 6 at 11:00 AM EST! Dawn and CEO Don Berchoff discuss the critical link between weather data and advanced air mobility systems. Stream below: Don’t miss TruWeather on Dawn of Drones, as host Dawn Zoldi speaks with TruWeather CEO on …
Read More »Texas Drone Law Struck Down
By AnonMoos based on image by Darwinek CC BY-SA 3.0 Federal judge strikes down restrictive Texas drone law By Jim Magill A federal judge has struck down a Texas drone law, one of the most restrictive in the country, for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and …
Read More »Drones in Forestry: TreeSwift Raises $4.8 M
TreeSwift Raises $4.8M for Drone-Based Forest Monitoring System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Philadelphia-based company Treeswift announced the acquisition of $4.8 million in Seed funding. The funding was led by Pathbreaker Ventures, with contributions by Crosslink Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Boom Capital Ventures, Yes VC, Susa …
Read More »Droniq CEO Jan-Eric Putze on Creating a UAV Ecosystem
At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Jan-Eric Putze, CEO of German UTM company Droniq. Started in 2016 as Connected Drones, a research project of Deutsche Telecom and DFS, Germany’s air navigation service provider, Droniq offers a combination of hardware and software solutions designed …
Read More »Offshore Drone Deliveries: Wingcopter and German Airways
Wingcopter and German Airways Collaborate for Offshore Drone Deliveries by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby In a joint letter of intent with Wingcopter, logistics and aviation holding company Zeitfracht Group and its subsidiary German Airways have pledged to acquire 17 Wingcopter 198 delivery drones, with the option to order …
Read More »DRONEII Kay Wackwitz 2022 Drone Industry
Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) has been the leading source for independent drone market intelligence since 2015. At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE caught up with co-founder Kay Wackwitz to discuss 3 observations he’s made about the 2022 drone industry. Investments are Up – By a Lot As the DRONEII infographic above …
Read More »U-Space Deadline is January 2023 What Needs to Happen
image: public domain Among the hot topics in European drone regulation is the upcoming U-space deadline. European member states are currently directed to have their own U-space areas implemented by January 2023; but as the date rapidly approaches, key decisions still need to be made. DRONELIFE caught up with friend …
Read More »Prince Charles, Drones and Agricultural Innovation
Prince Charles Talks Drones with GeoAerospace by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On March 24th, His Royal Highness, Prince Charles traveled to Ireland, where he met with experts in agricultural innovation, with representatives from Teagasc, Glanbia PLC, Bord Bia & GeoAerospace. GeoAerospace drone display at Shane Fitzgerald’s farm, Co. …
Read More »Amsterdam Drone Week Recap DRONELIFE DroneTalks
DRONELIFE and DroneTalks have teamed up to give you a 5-minute Amsterdam Drone Week recap of the hot topics under discussion. Check out this video as DRONELIFE Editor Miriam McNabb and European regulations expert and DroneTalks Academy organizer Lorenzo Murzilli catch up to discuss 3 main themes they’ve heard from the …
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