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In this most recent podcast, Ian Smith of Commercial Drones FM spends some time with Adam Bry of Skydio on the recent release of Skydio 2, the latest in their line of autonomous drones for commercial application.  The show has an interesting twist: Ian is both interviewing Adam and also …

Image from Commercial Drone.FM Ian Smith of Commercial Drones FM speaks with Dr. Ernest Earon about REIN and their first product DroneInsurance , a great example of  how technology and AI are used to better serve insurance needs in the drone marketplace.  In this roughly 28 minute podcast,  Ian speaks to …

In this episode, Randall Warnas of FLIR meets up with Rod Dayrit, Delta-Q Technology. Rod has an extensive background in the mobile industry has moved to the battery charging space. In this episode, they discuss the parallel paths of drones and cell phones and the intricacies of working with drones, especially …

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Podcast Series, The Bistro, features a drone panel this week – with DRONELIFE Editor-in-Chief Miriam McNabb and Matt Scassero, Director of the UMD UAS Test Site. Listen to Matt and Miriam discuss the biggest achievements – and hurdles – for the commercial drone industry. From the …

Courtesy XAG One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies and Airbus are teaming up to launch aerial delivery trials. XAG announced the pilot program last week on the heels of a joint agreement signed by the two companies in July at the World Economic Forum. During the trial initiative, drones …

Listen to Ian Smith of Commercial Drones FM catch up with Travis Mason, VP and Head of Certification & Regulation, Urban Air Mobility at Airbus. Travis most recently was MC at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL Conference 2019—the largest global gathering of unmanned systems technology in the world. Travis previously was Chief of …

Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures, and Michael Eisenberg of Aleph VC recently teamed up to record a new podcast series, Firewall Special Edition: Israel, that explores the world of Israeli startups and features Israeli founders discussing the unique regulatory and political challenges they face. Check out this new episode …

Want to learn about what is going on with Drone Mapping Software?  Check out this podcast with Jono Millin one of the founders of DroneDeploy from our friends at Commercial Drone FM. Here is how they describe the show:  “Jono Millin is co-founder and Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at DroneDeploy, …

Think that drones are only good for flying outside?  Check out this Commercial Drones Podcast as Patrick Thévoz of Swiss-based Flyability talks to Commercial Drones Podcast host and industry expert Ian Smith. Indoor drone inspections have become an enormous ROI booster for energy companies who own and operate industrial assets. Patrick …

As we attain the top of 2017, it’s not possible to not look again on a 12 months within the drone trade with out recognizing the ups and downs of main producer, DJI. Most of the ups have in fact been product-related: The Spark hit the market, as did the …