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Autonomous drones fly complicated maneuvers using onboard sensors and AI
In partnership with Intel, a team of researchers from the University of Zurich has enabled autonomous drones to fly complicated...
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DJI Fly App
Update for DJI Fly app – DJI releases version 1.1.5
Update for the DJI Fly app. DJI released the version 1.1.5 that has a file size of 268.6 MB. Includes targeting improvements for MA2
Drones for Good
Drone finds lost hiking family in Florida nature reserve
A family hike turned scary when the group got lost in a almost 2,000 square mile Florida nature reserve. A drone finds lost hiking...
Swoop Aero
Medical drone company Swoop Aero secures eight-figure investment
Swoop Aero, based in Melbourne, Australia, builds and operates drones to transport medical supplies, just announced it has secured an...
Industry
Drone News – Mon June 22, 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 email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
DJI Mavic 3
DJI Mavic 3 rumored to have optical image stabilization (OIS)
The eagerly awaited DJI Mavic 3 is rumored to have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and is now scheduled for September launch after some
DJI
DJI interviews drone expert Wiebe de Jager from DroneWatch
Recently, DJI interviewed my good friend, fellow Dutchman, and drone expert, Wiebe de Jager from DroneWatch. Here are the interview...
Canada
RCMP drone flew at wrong altitude when it collided with helicopter
The collision between the RCMP drone and helicopter, we reported on recently was caused by the drone flying at the wrong altitude. The FLIR
Search & Rescue
Drone with a thermal camera locates canoers in distress
A drone with a thermal camera locates two canoers who were in distress after their vessel began taking on water in Bridgewater, MA. The two
Industry
Drone news – Fri June 19, 2020
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...
Police
Judge orders release of police drone videos from investigation into “phantom car crash”
A Superior Court judge has ordered the release of police drone videos and other video footage from the investigation into the...
Drone Mapping
Drones map High Plateaus Basin in the Moroccan Atlas for first time
Drones map High Plateaus Basin in the Moroccan Atlas for the first time according to a paper of the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre
Turkey
Turkey has swarming suicide drones ready for export
Turkey has plans to buy more than 500 quadcopter drones of the Kargu type that could be used as suicide drones and operated in swarms.
New York
City Council forces NYPD to disclose use of drones
The New York City Council passed a bill that when signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio would force the NYPD to disclose their use of drones.
DJI
DJI FPV camera shows up in patent. Will DJI finally release an FPV drone?
Today we see drawings from a new DJI patent showing what seems to be a new DJI FPV camera. Will DJI finally release its own DJI FPV drone
Drones for Good
Continued search for missing girl will include a drone
The search for a missing 8-year-old girl will be continued today and will include a helicopter, search dogs, a drone, and the Lincoln Fire...
Industry
Drone News – Thu June 18, 2020
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 some
Netherlands
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam begins trial with inspection drones
A one-week trial with inspection drones will begin at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the trial, taxiways, small...
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter mural appears on the streets in Birmingham, Alabama
This drone video shows the latest Black Lives Matter mural which is being created on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. We have seen other
Air Photography
Lenin-shaped Siberian forest captured in drone photo
Check out this Lenin-shaped Siberian forest that is only visible from the air and is stunningly captured in this drone photo.
DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom
Check out this video ‘ALONE’ made with mostly DJI equipment
Check out this short film or video that was made with mostly DJI equipment. It is titled 'ALONE' and it is well worth watching. It has all
Drone Advisory Committee
Next FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting on Friday, June 19 from 12-3 PM ET.
The next Federal Aviation Administration's Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting will take place on Friday, June 19 from 12-3 PM ET.
Industry
Drone News – Wed June 17, 2020
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
US Air Force
Air Force’s AI-Powered Skyborg drones could fly as early as 2023
U.S. Air Force is finally pushing into the worlds of robot combat drones. The first AI-powered Skyborg drones could be ready to fly in 2023.
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