Daily Drone News – Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
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AUTONOMOUS DRONES DEPLOYED BY DRAGONTAIL SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE FOOD DELIVERIES – Dragontail Systems Limited announced that the company will deploy autonomous drones to optimize the order and delivery process for well-known restaurants such as Dominos, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
FORMER APPLE EXECUTIVE CARL SMIT JOINS DRONEUP AS CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER – DroneUp announced that former Apple executive Carl Smit has joined the company as the new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Smit will advise the CEO Tom Walker and the senior leadership team.
DJI FPV DRONE BATTERY SHOWN IN DETAIL IN LEAKED PHOTOS AN VIDEO – Today, new leaked photos and a video show the DJI FPV Drone battery in detail. The information first was shared on Chinese social media, before making its way to Twitter. Let’s take a closer look and see what we can learn from these photos and one video.
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Other drone news
- Flying robots get FAA approval in first for drone sector
- New FAA Drone Rules: What Recreational and Commercial Pilots Need to Know
- Common pitfalls to avoid when setting up drone programs
- SkyGrid and SparkCognition deploy first AI-powered cybersecurity system on drones
- Drone-focused construction startup TraceAir raises $3.5M
- Man facing $250K fine and prison time after hitting police helicopter with drone
- Sheriff’s office to hold hearing on drone
- Pizza Hut Is Testing Drone Delivery in Israel
- DELTA DRONE – First warehouse inventory commercial missions using the Countbot solution
- Appreciating a flower’s texture, color, and shape leads to better drone landings
- Army to evaluate high-power laser weapons mounted to Stryker armored combat vehicles in upcoming shoot-off
- Wildlife agents use drone to catch pair harvesting oysters in polluted Terrebonne Parish waters
- How do you know where a drone is flying without a GPS signal?
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Drones
- DFS: Drone incidents down 26% in 2020, but still had ‘massive impact’ on operations
- Dragontail Systems deploys autonomous drones to optimize food deliveries
- Bio-Inspired Drones Read Textures to Improve AI Vision
- Airliner Pilot Says Jet Pack Guy Over Los Angeles Looked Just Like This Crazy Drone
- X-Terra Resources Announces Initiation of Detailed Drone Magnetic Survey at the Rim Target in New Brunswick
- Cold-case detectives fly drone over beach where mother-of-three, 35, was stabbed to death and her body set on fire as police launch fresh witness appeal 16 years after ‘macabre’ murder
- New UK consortium announced to integrate drones into wider transport system
- DroneUp Appoints Former Apple Executive as Chief Strategy Officer
- Agriculture Drone Market – Current Impact to Make Big Changes | DJI, 3DR, Trimble Navigation, DroneDeploy
- Give right whales a wide berth to protect them – it’s the law
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