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Small business owners and representatives of the drone industry testified before a Congressional subcommittee about the FAA’s efforts to move commercial drone regulation forward. Speaking before the House Small Business committee, representatives from the FAA, AUVSI, the Small UAV Coalition, airports, and others testified about the need for sensible regulation to support …

Commercial drone manufacturer senseFly has partnered with 3D modeling company Maptek to provide a complete solution for the mining industry.  The partnership seems like a perfect fit – the eBee commercial drone, a market leader in agriculture and other industrial applications, combined with a proven technology company with existing penetration in …

Ride-sharing company Uber is actually working on vertical take-off and landing technology that could lead to a fleet of drone taxis, technology journal Recode reports. Journalist Kara Swisher of Recode interviewed Uber’s head of products, Jeff Holden, who said that the company was actively researching short-distance flight technology for use …

Package delivery giant UPS announced today that it is testing drone delivery to remote locations with MA drone maker CyPhy Works. Thursday, the companies “staged a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Mass. to Children’s Island, which is about three miles off the Atlantic coast,” UPS and CyPhy …

The International Drone Expo Trade show and conference taking place in Los Angeles on December 9-10 looks to bring people together who work in the UAS industry: manufacturers, commercial users, enthusiasts, as well as those who have an active interest in it to be educated, have some fun and do …

Ohio-based Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance announced that its SkyBEAM unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved night flight, to inspect rooftops at a southern Ohio business. More than 2.3 million square feet of roofing were scanned during the mission. The FAA granted approval to SkyBEAM for …

But development is vibrant, and you’ll see it work first in prosumer drones QuickTake THE FACTS: “Sense and avoid” for drones is a popular topic in the press right now, but the phrase can mean different things in different contexts and people. To clarify, there is a difference between solving …

Construction Company Brasfield & Gorrie Uses Drone-Generated 3D Model to Compare Actual Earthwork to Site Plans — Sponsored Post by Anya Lamb, @DroneDeploy According to a report from Goldman Sachs released earlier this year, construction will be the biggest commercial sector for drone use in the near future. We saw a …

1910 Rover Six As the drone industry anxiously watches federal drone laws unfold – slowly – it’s important to remember that we are at the very beginning of an emerging technology.  Drone laws may seem draconian now, as the federal government struggles to focus on safety and state and local lawmakers wrestle with …

A new report says that the drone market is expected to reach 14.9 billion by 2020 – just 3-4 short years away.  The report also says that small drones will be a driving market force. “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market by Class… – Global Forecast to 2020” by Research and Markets …