Cheddi Skeete says he was fired from Amazon Prime Air, the company’s drone delivery business, less than two years after he started working there as a manager. Skeete claims he was fired because he raised drone safety concerns. Shortly after…
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. The first one is a question of whether Amazon fired someone for voicing safety concerns about the drone program, a new world record for the fastest drone, and yes,…
At CES 2023, the company Ring demonstrated a home security drone that they named the Always Home Cam. The concept for this drone was first introduced by Amazon in 2020. This Ring security drone is intended for use in monitoring…
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…
Today, you can score a DJI FPV Combo for only $899, a discount of 31%, during the drone maker’s Cyber Monday deals on the official DJI store or Amazon. The DJI FPV offers a ready-to-fly (no soldering necessary) and totally…
In search of DJI camera drone bargains for Cyber Monday 2022? The DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo is now available from the official DJI Store on Amazon for only $509 instead of the usual $599. The DJI Mini 2…
Deals for the Autel EVO Nano+ and EVO Lite+ drones from Autel Robotics have been announced for 2022’s Black Friday. In the US, these popular camera drones are up to 35% cheaper. The unmanned aircraft systems from Autel are offered…
As the European Union is becoming more drone-friendly, Wing, a subsidiary of Google, will begin drone deliveries in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to bring this service to more European communities. In Ireland, the Wing drone delivery business will go up…
Privacy watchdog, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is very concerned about the advance of drone flights Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) of the pilot. According to the EFF, there is a risk that low-flying drones will collect all kinds…
Ahead of the Amazon Prime Day deals, the DJI Air 2S Fly More Combo is discounted by $260 (20%), bringing the price down to only $1,039. This may very well be the next DJI drone you can buy right now…
On Monday, Amazon said that it expects Amazon orders to be delivered by drone to customers in Lockeford, California later this year. The drone delivery service is called Amazon Prime Air and will be free of charge. Customers in Lockeford…
American supermarket chain Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to reach four million new households in six states (really?). Together with its partner, DroneUp, Walmart expects to make more than a million drone deliveries per year. The cost to…