EVTOL
Experimental passenger drone goes up in flames during test flight
During a recent test flight, a passenger drone or EVTOL designed for passenger transport by the American company Aura Aerospace caught fire.
Wiebe de Jager
Wiebe de Jager is the founder of Dronewatch and author of several bestselling books about drone photography. Wiebe is a certified drone pilot and has a full ROC license.
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DJI Avata FPV drone appears now in FCC database
The DJI Avata FPV drone is probably coming sooner than previously thought. The CineWhoop-like device has appeared in the FCC's product
Altitude Angel
British government green lights construction drone super highway
The UK government has approved a plan to link several UK cities through a drone super highway. The idea is that companies can use several fixed
Drone Delivery
Foodora tests fast food delivery by drone in Sweden
The Scandinavian food delivery service Foodora has conducted a pilot project with McDonald's Sweden on food delivery by drone. People on...
DJI
DJI RC issues fixed with latest firmware update – v01.01.0100
DJI has released a firmware update that fixes some issues with the DJI RC. The controller with a built-in display, which was introduced together...
Technology
What to watch out for when flying a drone in hot weather
This FAQ gives several tips that will hopefully come in handy when flying a drone in hot weather during the summer holidays.
Netherlands
Drones will help TotalEnergies to reduce methane emissions
French oil company TotalEnergies is launching a drone-based program to detect methane emissions in all its oil and gas companies. The drones...
Germany
Port of Hamburg to use autonomous drones for infrastructure inspections
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and HHLA Sky, a Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG subsidiary, will deploy autonomous drones, ground robots...
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