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While the winds of politics continue to buffet the future of drone use, at least one legislator looks forward to blue skies for UAVs Virginia Sen. Mark Warner recently witnessed a demonstration of an unmanned aerial inspection at a quarry in Culpeper, prompting the veteran Democrat to express optimism about …

With the enactment of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a press conference that the government estimates there will be over 600,000 new commercial drone operators licensed this year.  But will there be the demand to match the supply?  Here are the top 5 …

A Boston-based startup is launching a software development kit to boost the “intelligence” of drones with hopes of changing the way UAV companies think about AI. Neurala announced the launch of Bots Software Development Kit at Interdrone on Thursday. The kit will allow manufacturers to install artificial-intelligence “neural” software directly …

Michael Kagdis – Proper Media Group CC by-SA 3.0 The Palm Beach drone laws adopted last June are illegal, town officials now realize.  Finding that the FAA claims sole jurisdiction over the airspace, the Town Council will have to rescind or rewrite the regulation, which all but outlawed recreational drones in their town. …

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes A-you can find me cryin’ all of the time —  The Mamas & The Papas, Monday, Monday If you love drones and you love law-enforcement, Monday will hopefully find you smiling as DRONELIFE presents another installment of Police Drone Roundup. Join us …

The latest Amazon Prime Air patent released by the US Patent Office indicates that they may plan to combine drones with trucks, allowing the drones to “hitch rides” on the roofs of their own – and other -trucks and buses. While Amazon’s exact plans for drone delivery have been a closely …

The team at Freefly normally focuses on catering to the demands of media industry professionals and building heavy duty drones for aerial photography. But in a new promotional video designed to show off the power of the company’s latest drone, they may have just discovered a new sport: Drone Surfing. The premise …

Phantom_Glacier: Image courtesy DJI Drone manufacturer DJI is taking a leadership role in the “Drones for Good” movement – ensuring that drone technology is fully utilized for humanitarian projects.  DJI has been on the scene of major disasters across the globe, partnering with local teams to provide drone services.  They’ve partnered with other …

© Above the World -Earth through a Drone’s Eye, to be published by teNeues and available from target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”>DJI in October, US$75. Photo © Cai Dicheng, Location: Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, © 2016 DJI. All rights reserved. www.dji.com DJI has a new item for your Christmas list – …

Sure, drone racing is relatively new to the mainstream media. Even plenty of tech fanatics are surprised at how quickly the sport is taking off. But to assume that FPV racing has come from nowhere does a disservice to the thousands of pioneers around the world who have been organising …