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Police

Flock Bets on Police Drones as San Francisco Weighs Drone Limits

Flock's CEO says drones will be nearly half its future revenue. San Francisco's Police Commission takes up its police drone rules on October 14.

Haye KestelooOct 13

Wing hybrid delivery drones flying in formation against an orange sunset sky, the lead aircraft carrying a package box under its fuselage

Drone Delivery

Belvedere Votes on Drone Delivery Monday. Here Is the Residents' Guide

Belvedere, CA votes Oct. 12 on Marin's first drone delivery ordinance. DroneXL's guide: what the city decides, what the FAA owns, what residents can do.

Haye KestelooOct 10

DoorDash Air

DoorDash Air Drone Lands Chipotle and Popeyes, but No Payload Number

DoorDash unveiled its six-rotor DoorDash Air drone and a Northern California pilot with Chipotle and Popeyes. It still hasn't published a payload weight.

Haye KestelooSep 30

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone on its launch stand with a second MK30 climbing away behind it

Drone Delivery

FAA Sued by 15 States Over Drone Delivery Clearance Amazon Runs On

Fifteen states and Harris County petitioned the Second Circuit on September 28 to set aside the FAA's nationwide drone delivery environmental finding.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon

Amazon Won't Say When Tracy Drones Fly. It Said Within a Month

Amazon told the LA Times Tracy drone deliveries would start within a month. Asked for a date by the Stockton Record, it gave none. The month is nearly up.

Haye KestelooSep 27

A white and yellow Wing delivery drone seen from below against a blue sky, carrying a white Wing-branded package box.

Drone Delivery

Belvedere Puts Drone Delivery on the Books Before Wing Names a City

A 2,126-person Marin town voted 3-2 to regulate where delivery drones land, stage and drop packages. The only fight was over the hours.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Amazon

Amazon Brought a Drone to a Car Show. Tracy Got No Comment Period

Amazon displayed its MK30 at a Tracy car show before launch. The FAA has published no environmental assessment for the site, and no comment period opened.

Haye KestelooSep 14

Drone camera view of a lost dog and a search dog meeting in deep snow in northern New York during a thermal drone pet search.

Drones For Good

FCC Wants To Ban The Lost-Pet Drone CBS News Just Celebrated

CBS Evening News showed a $17,000 thermal drone finding lost dogs in Mission Viejo. The FCC wants that drone class off the market. Comments close Sept 2.

Haye KestelooAug 30

California

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