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Flymotion is looking to expand its team
Veteran-owned, Flymotion is looking to expand its team and currently has a number of job openings. If you are interested in starting a career in the drone industry these jobs are certainly worth checking out.
Drone used to help find lost kayaker in New Zealand
A drone is used to help find a lost kayaker who went missing overnight off Wellington’s southern coast in New Zealand. Strong winds have hampered the search efforts that included both helicopters and drones.
Drone used in search of missing climber near savage K2 mountain
A drone is being used in the search of missing Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb on a trekking peak (Pastori Peak 6,209m) near savage K2 mountain. Alex Goldfarb (left) and Zoltan Szlanko on Ama Dablam last winter. Photo: Zoltan Szlanko
Daily Drone News – Friday January 15, 2021
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Xiaomi added to military blacklist by Trump administration
Consumer electronics company and drone maker Xiaomi has been added to the military blacklist, i.e. a list of companies with suspected ties to the Chinese army, by the Trump administration.
DJI develops self-driving capabilities with LiDAR technology
According to sources and job posts, Chinese drone maker DJI is working on self-driving capabilities with LIVOX LiDAR technology. Job posts and other sources indicate that the company is building an engineering team to achieve this.
Up to one year in prison for drone pilot who crashed UAV into LAPD chopper
The 22-year-old drone pilot who flew his unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into a Los Angeles Police Department chopper faces up to one year in prison for recklessly operating a drone.
Daily Drone News – Thursday January 14, 2021
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PennState offers safe drone flying tips during presentation
PennState will be offering safe drone flying tips for both recreational and commercial drone operations, during a free presentation at 6 pm on Thursday, February 4.
Parrot Anafi USA review: thermal inspection drone – Blue sUAS
Do you want to conduct (thermographic) inspection flights within an urban area? Then the Anafi USA from Parrot is definitely a drone to consider. Because with its weight of less than 500 grams, the drone is currently in Open subcategory…
Daily Drone News – Wednesday January 13, 2021
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Belgian police drone drops handcuffs at hostage-taker
A hostage situation in the Belgian town of Halle ended in a very remarkable way last weekend. The police used a drone to drop handcuffs on a hostage-taker who was about to surrender. After the suspect handcuffed himself, the police…
EHang offers tourist sightseeing flights by drone in China
Want to make a sightseeing flight by passenger drone? Nowadays it is possible in the Chinese city of Henqin. Last week, 36 tourists made a scenic flight in the EHang 216 AAV, an electrically powered multirotor drone with room for…
Autel launches Dragonfish VTOL and EVO II RTK drones at CES 2021
During this week’s virtual CES 2021, Autel Robotics launches the Dragonfish VTOL and the EVO II RTK drones both of which we already knew we’re coming.
Daily Drone News – Tuesday January 12, 2021
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Autel partners with UASidekick to make LAANC available in app
Autel Robotics partners with UASidekick to make LAANC services available in the Enterprise Explorer app. This will make the LAANC application and authorization process a lot easier. And it makes you wonder why DJI does not offer this as of…
Auterion welcomes Romeo Durscher to the team
When we learned that Romeo Durscher would be leaving DJI, we wondered where he would end up. Hopeful that he would not be leaving the drone industry altogether we are glad to report that Romeo has joined Auterion as the…
Sony introduces the Airpeak drone during CES 2021
Yesterday, Sony introduced the Airpeak drone during the online-only CES 2021 event. By the looks of it, the Airpeak is a large commercial drone capable of carrying the Sony A7 line of cameras aimed at the professional aerial photographer and…
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