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Front of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston, red brick with white columns and a gold dome under a clear blue sky, flags on either side

Amazon

Healey Weighs a Drone Delivery Permit Freeze Aimed at Amazon's Hub

Healey's office is reviewing a call from 16 legislators for a drone delivery task force and a freeze on state certificates as Amazon awaits approvals.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Wing delivery drone with yellow-tipped wings flying against an overcast sky with a blue Walmart-branded package box clipped beneath it

Drone Delivery

Wentzville Started Writing Drone Rules After Wing's June Walmart Pitch

Wentzville drafted drone delivery zoning after Wing pitched an 18-drone Walmart nest in June. Bill 4914 passed first reading with no payload cap.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Insta360

Insta360 Mic Undercuts the Mic Pro by $80 and Runs Three Hours Longer

Insta360's new Mic costs $249.99 for two transmitters, $80 under the Mic Pro, and outlasts it on battery. What it drops, and the US timecode catch.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Dark gray Parrot ANAFI UKR drone with a three-lens camera gimbal hovering at night beside a chain-link fence and a riot shield marked POLICE

DFR

Evolver DFR Offers Police a Parrot Drone and Dock With No Subscription

Drone Nerds' Evolver DFR sells police a Parrot ANAFI UKR GOV, a DBOX dock and SkyfireAI software on one purchase order, with no recurring subscription.

Haye KestelooOct 22

DJI RC Pro 2 controller held next to a DJI Avata 360 drone on a forest trail with fall colors

FIRMWARE

DJI Avata 360 Firmware Adds RC Pro 2 Support and Waypoint Missions

Shawn from Air Photography tests the new DJI Avata 360 firmware: RC Pro 2 support, waypoint missions, Focus Track zoom and auto-switching Vision Assist.

Shawn Air PhotographyOct 21

Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle: I Left the Goggles at Home

I flew the Antigravity A1 from the new watch and ring controllers: takeoff, Deep Track, wireless selfie stick mode, Arc Out, and the range limit to know.

Jake SloanOct 21

Amazon

Amazon Targets Mid-November Tallahassee Drones. A Permit Is Pending

Amazon aims to start Prime Air drone deliveries in Tallahassee by mid-November. The drones' on-site housing is still under permit review.

Haye KestelooOct 21

White Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips carrying a blue Walmart package on a tether, flying past a sunlit tree

Drone Delivery

Wing and Walmart Now Fly Drones From 7 Charlotte Stores, 2 More Due

Wing and Walmart drone delivery now covers 10 Charlotte-area towns from seven Supercenters, with a 2.5-pound order cap and two more stores due.

Haye KestelooOct 21

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