Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of DroneXL.co, where he covers all drone-related news, DJI rumors and writes drone reviews, and of EVXL.co, for all electric vehicle news. Haye can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo. Also on LinkedIn, Muck Rack, Instagram and YouTube.

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Rear view of a delta-wing Shahed attack drone flying over forest and fields at dusk, outlined by a blue detection box labeled ID 2 and 96 percent

AI Warfare

Ukraine Gives Allies Its Drone War Footage Free To Train AI Weapons

Ukraine is opening Avengers Labs, built mostly from drone footage, to allied defense firms at no charge. They must license their AI software back to Kyiv.

Haye KestelooNov 12

Amazon

Amazon Cites FAA Wildlife Review for Nampa. FAA Index Lists No File

Amazon says the FAA reviewed its Nampa drones for wildlife. The FAA's public index lists no Idaho file, and a biologist says birds may leave.

Haye KestelooNov 12

White Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips flying against a blue sky with a blue Walmart box hanging beneath it

Drone Delivery

Wing Beats Amazon to Memphis With Free Walmart Drone Delivery

Wing now flies Walmart orders from three Memphis-area stores and says delivery is free. Amazon showed the city a drone in June and still says coming soon.

Haye KestelooNov 12

DJI Matrice 4 enterprise drone on display at the DJI Enterprise booth at Commercial UAV Expo

DJI

DJI Matrice 4 Firmware Reportedly Grounds Third-Party Batteries

A Matrice 4 owner says DJI's November 5 firmware v19.01.00.07 refuses to fly on a non-DJI battery. DJI's release notes don't mention batteries.

Haye KestelooNov 12

Broken DJI M300 drone lying on the asphalt of a residential street, with a red-outlined close-up of the wreckage showing the body and three motor arms

DJI Matrice 300

Police DJI M300 Fell 380 Feet. The Force's Checklist Skipped the Arms

A DJI M300 police drone fell 380 feet onto a Nottinghamshire street after a motor arm folded. The AAIB says the force's checklist skipped the arms.

Haye KestelooNov 12

Elizabeth, New Jersey, police DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone with POLICE lettering on its arms, parked on a hard case beside a police SUV

GUEST OPINION

Skydio Says It Will Outsell DJI. The Drone Detective Wants the Numbers

Luis Figueiredo, who runs Elizabeth PD's drone program, answers Adam Bry's claim that Skydio will outsell DJI in the US this year. His guest opinion, in full.

Haye KestelooNov 12

Zipline

Katy Approves Zipline Drone Hub, the Only Part Texas Lets It Decide

Katy approved a six-tower Zipline drone hub off I-10 after questions on schools, storms and cameras. Texas law gives cities no say over the flights.

Haye KestelooNov 11

An Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone with blue wings and a white fuselage resting nose-up on a painted launch pad, with green security fencing and floodlights behind it.

Drone Delivery

Amazon's UK Drones Go From 600 to 8,000 Homes. The Circle Didn't Grow

The UK CAA granted Amazon Prime Air SAIL 4 approval in Darlington, lifting eligible homes from 600 to 8,000 inside the same 7.5-mile radius.

Haye KestelooNov 11

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