BVLOS
BVLOS: Discover the latest in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Stay updated on regulations and advancements in BVLOS technology.
Zipline Unveils Next-Gen Platform 2 Drone to Boost Aerial Delivery for Millions
Drone delivery pioneer, Zipline, revealed its latest aircraft, Platform 2, on Wednesday. Platform 2 combines fixed-wing flight with hovering propellers, allowing a small “droid” to lower packages from 330 feet onto driveways, sidewalks, or other open areas. Since 2016, the…
D-Hive Drone Network Approved for Launch in Antwerp-Bruges Port
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, together with their partners Dronematrix, Skeydrone, and Proximus, have been given the green light to launch their drone in a box network, known as D-Hive. One of the implications of this is that automated drone flights…
Skydio raises $230M to increase drone production in the United States
Skydio, an American drone manufacturer and the industry leader in autonomous flying, made the announcement today that it has completed a Series E round of funding, which was headed by Linse Capital. This takes the total amount of money that…
Rec Night Flying in Controlled, Freefly Grounding Astro, Spright gets Nationwide BVLOS
All right. This week in drone news, we have three stories for you. The recreational LAANC is finally enabled for night flights. That’s a big deal. Freefly Systems is grounding a bunch of their aircraft, and then Spright gets nationwide…
Spright receives first-of-its-kind FAA BVLOS Waiver for drone operations
Spright, a turnkey drone solutions provider, has earned a nationwide, non-geo-specific Certificate of Waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, allowing its drones to travel up to four nautical miles for…
New York Power Authority Receives FAA Waiver for Automated Skydio Drone Operations
The New York Power Authority (NYPA announced that it received its first federal approval to conduct unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or Skydio drone operations beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot in command. This Federal Aviation Administration…
Automated drones from Percepto to remotely monitor dam in Canada
Percepto is a company that makes solutions for autonomous inspection and monitoring. They have made a “drone-in-a-box” solution that Transport Canada has approved as the first of its kind. The automated drones from Percepto will be used to monitor the…
Walmart ready for drone delivery at scale with multi-carrier 5G approach
Walmart said that with 4,700 stores spread across 90% of the US population, it can now offer “drone delivery at scale” because 90% of the US population lives near at least one of its stores. Over the holidays, Walmart’s drone…
BVLOS drone project to track Maui dolphins approved by CAA
In New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given its approval to a drone project that will use fixed-wing drones to monitor Maui dolphins beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS). MAUI63 is a non-profit group that works on wildlife technology. They have already…
Almost 10 years after Bezos’ infamous statement, Amazon Prime Air drone delivery takes off in College Station
While Jeff Bezos infamously stated in 2013 that drone deliveries would be commonplace by 2018, we are only now seeing Amazon Prime Air take off in College Station. The Aerial Perspective Drone deliveries were said to change the way people…
Matternet tests longest drone delivery route between hospitals and labs in Switzerland
Matternet, one of the leading drone delivery companies, announced that it has started test operations on a three-mile BVLOS (beyond-visual-line-of-sight) route over the city of Zurich, Switzerland. By doing this, Matternet connected hospitals and laboratories in Zurich, Switzerland, to create…
New DJI O3 Air Unit is amazing, right? Yes, it is, but…
DJI has released the much-anticipated O3 Air Unit with somewhat mixed results. The new O3 Air comes with a 1/1.7″ CMOS sensor capable of 4K at 60 fps recording in camera and 1080p at 100 fps transmitted to the goggles…