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NC Department of Transportation drone program nominated for national award
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s drone program has again been named a finalist for a national award. The program could win a prize with enough online votes from the public.
Meet Dronut, the new donut-shaped drone from Cleo Robotics
Meet Dronut, the donut-shaped drone from Cleo Robotics. The Boston-based drone startup thinks that the new form factor, that features the propellers on the inside could make a big difference in security and safety.
PG&E and other major California utilities using drones and AI to reduce risk of sparking wildfires
As California faces one of its worst wildfire seasons to date, PG&E and other major California utilities are starting to use drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the risk of sparking wildfires because of faulty equipment
DroneAnalyst 2020 Annual Market Sector Survey launches today
Today, the DroneAnalyst releases its highly anticipated, fourth annual market survey to provide drone industry benchmarks, identify challenges and provide increased clarity to the broader drone industry. Please take 15 minutes of your time to fill in the DroneAnalyst 2020…
Daily Drone News – Monday September 14, 2020
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…
Cuomo welcomes back NY drone pilots from fighting wildfires
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed home a team of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, staff, volunteers, and two drone pilots of the New York Air National Guard, who have been helping battle and contain wildland…
Drone points lifeguards to swimmer in distress off Famara Beach in Lanzarote, Spain
Spanish lifeguard organization, Emerlan posted the following video on Facebook. The video shows how a drone points lifeguards to a swimmer in distress off the Famara Beach in Lanzarote, Spain.
Walmart partners with Zipline for drone delivery in the United States
In an exciting news release today, Walmarts announces that it has teamed up with Zipline to deliver packages in a way that is convenient, fast, and safe, i.e. delivery by drone. Zipline was recently approved to start testing its drone…
AMA, AOPA, EAA, and Wing send letter to FAA to change Remote ID
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and Google’s drone delivery company, Wing, sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the government agency to consider making…
DJI Fly app update 1.1.8 shows remaining storage space on MicroSD card
DJI updated the DJI Fly app over the weekend. The latest update brings the app to version 1.1.8 and it now shows the remaining storage space left on your MicroSD card either in GB’s or in recording-time-left. Update: DJI just…
Daily Drone News – Friday September 11, 2020
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…
PRISM drone from Watts Innovations is made-in-USA
Check out the Made-in-USA PRISM drone from Maryland-based Watts Innovations. Arguably the most versatile quadcopter, or should I say co-axial hexacopter, currently available for pre-order.
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