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Surfshark, a digital security firm, introduces Mapped: The state of drone privacy laws in (nearly) every country. Drone privacy is serious business – and what gets you a great image in one country could get you a jail term in another.  Finding these laws, however, is hit or miss – …

The marketplace of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) drones may have a new player.  A new Sony drone could be in development, according to company teasers about a project Sony calls Airpeak. Details are very few.  A new section of the Sony website, Airpeak,  appears to be a placeholder for …

Drones for telecom are already an important industry segment, and new applications to serve the telecom sector are rapidly appearing.  Now, photogrammetry software solution leader Pix4D has partnered with SAP® “to open up the market for drone-based, digital 3D inspections for telecommunications companies,” says a Pix4D press release. “SAP, a global …

Source: Skydio Flying high on news of an unprecedented $100 million investment, California-based drone startup Skydio this week released details about its latest offering, the Skydio X2E. Designed for enterprises, first responders and civilian agencies, the X2E is being touted as an “ideal situation” for situational awareness and inspection of …

Red Bull Media House, Editorial Use Only  Tyler Bereman’s freeride MX takes extreme skill – and so does the pilot creating the extreme sports drone video that displays it.    “Tyler Bereman’s “One Shot,” released Tuesday on Red Bull channels, is a unique video collaboration showcasing the world’s leading talents in …

Every time we write about them, someone wants to know: Are passenger drones real?  The answer is yes – not only do they exist, but they’re being used successfully. Autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV) are not a topic of future science fiction: they are in use today.  EHang, the world’s leading …

A new marketing video put out by DJI features the team at Shell using the M300 – and highlights DJI’s position in the energy industry. As Parrot introduces the new ANAFI USA and other manufacturers scramble to capture a meaningful share of the market, DJI’s industrial drones like the Matrice 300 …

Source: Drone Delivery Canada Transport Canada has issued a proposal that would allow very large drones, such as cargo drones, to fly beyond the remote pilot’s visual line of sight (BVLOS) when traveling in remote areas. The proposal takes a risk-based approach to flying beyond visual line of sight without …

Guest post: This article published with permission from our friends at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Lukas Schroth. With a new year come new challenges, new market players, new use cases and new regulatory hurdles for the commercial drone industry. For this reason we’ve worked hard to develop our …

Image courtesy Wingcopter German drone manufacturer Wingcopter was named as one of the World Economic Forum’s 100 Technology Pioneers.  The annual list is designed to highlight and bring together early stage companies that are innovating to solve sustainability and humanitarian challenges.  Technology Pioneer companies begin a two year relationship with …