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Updated IEDO 2022 report published on use of drones by first responders
The International Emergency Drone Organization (IEDO) was established in 2018 with the goal of alerting first responders throughout the globe...
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Longest drone flight in Europe started in the Netherlands
A drone took off in the Frisian Oranjewoud in the Netherlands on Wednesday that aims to make the longest civilian drone flight so far in Europe. The goal is for the drone to fly to Copenhagen within four days. The drone traverses the airspace of three different countries. With the drone flight, Antea Group wants…
Sony
Dutch drone maker launches fixed-wing DeltaQuad Evo drone with 4.5 hours flight time
The DeltaQuad Evo is based on a fixed-wing design and can take off and land vertically. The drone is ideally suited for applications such as...
Skyward
Delivery by drone requires up to 94% less energy than delivery by van
According to a published scientific study, delivery by drone requires up to 94% less energy than delivering the same package by a diesel van.
Airport
United Airlines committed to drone taxis for short-distance passenger transport
United Airlines has placed an order for the delivery of 200 four-person drone taxis. With this, the company wants to focus on transporting people...
Netherlands
Drone flight from Den Helder to Texel successfully completed
An experimental drone flight from Den Helder to Texel and back was successfully carried out last week. Initially, the flight was supposed to take...
Netherlands
An experimental drone delivery flight to Texel was canceled at the last minute
The experimental drone delivery flight to Texel in the Netherlands was canceled at the last minute, but we learned a lot along the way.
EHang
Volkswagen unveils four-person drone taxi prototype
This is evident from the unveiling of a prototype eVTOL called Volkswagen Flying Tiger. The four-person drone taxi was developed by the Vertical
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