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FAA grants NSDOT waiver to fly Skydio drones BVLOS during inspections
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a waiver that allows the NCDOT to operate Skydio 2 drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) during infrastructure and bridge inspections. the approval is part of the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot…
Daily Drone News – Wednesday September 30, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
EagleView and Skydio enter into an exclusive partnership
EagleView recently announced an exclusive property inspection partnership with Skydio for automated residential roof inspection with drones. It forms a part of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar exclusive partnership to deliver Skydio House Scan™ to several major country markets. The partnership is…
Skydio adds new talent to growing leadership team
More news about Skydio today as the company adds new talent to its ‘growing leadership team.’ The three new hires are all women, which is a welcome addition to a mostly male-dominated drone industry.
Skydio 2 and DJI Mavic Air 2 track a motorcycle. Guess who wins.
Ryan Urlacher puts the Skydio 2 and DJI Mavic Air 2 to the test. In this almost 30-minute video, he has both drones following him while he is riding his motorcycle on a dirt road with quite a bit of…
What happened to the consumer drone market?
What happened to the consumer drone market? This is a question that seems to keep coming back. Where did the hobbyist drone pilot go? Looking at different sources of information, you could argue that the consumer drone market peaked somewhere…
Future of fighting crime arrives with police and fire adding drones to toolkits
The future of fighting crime has arrived as police and fire departments around the world are adding drones to their toolkits to get the job done.
Skydio, Parrot and other dronemakers approved by Pentagon for military sales
Today an article in the Wall Street Journal informs us that five drone makers have been approved by the Pentagon for military sales. Among the approved companies are four U.S drone makers; Skydio Inc., Vantage Robotics, Altavian Inc., and Teal…
Skydio calls out DJI Mavic 2 APAS video as ‘marketing gimmick’
Lately, it seems that everybody is going after Chinese dronemaker DJI. First various U.S. Government Departments and lawmakers concerned about data security and possible spying from the Chinese Government. Then, French drone maker Parrot played off of the same fear…
Skydio 2 will get Superzoom, Precision Mode and Vertical View confirms Skydio
In a tweet last Friday, Skydio confirmed that the Skydio 2 will getSuperzoom, Precision Mode, and Vertical View as well. More details will be announced at a later point in time.
Koko Crater Summit closed this morning for drone survey work
The tramway leading up to Koko Crater Summit in Hawaii will be closed off to the public this Tuesday morning as drone survey work is being performed.
Skydio launches Skydio X2 commercial drone and raises $100 million
Redwood-based, Skydio has some big news today. First, the US drone maker launches the Skydio X2 commercial drone, which comes in two versions the Skydio X2D and X2E. Second, the company announces new software solutions. And, lastly, the US drone…