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Truck and drone delivery system hindered by regulatory hurdles
A truck and drone delivery system could be the future of last-mile delivery logistics, however, significant regulatory hurdles are preventing the model from taking off, say MIT researchers.
Drone news – Wed May 27, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at around 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other news sources. If you’d like to receive…
Drone in hot pursuit of great white shark at Dana Point [video]
Check out this video that shows a drone in hot pursuit of a great white shark at Dana Point, Calif. Local photographer and drone pilot Matt Larmand captured this amazing drone footage of a shark off the Capistrano Beach area…
The Acecore Noa drone, a persistent heavy lifting hexacopter
Acecore Technologies, developer and manufacturer of high end European made commercial multirotors, released their third drone platform today. The new Acecore Noa has a 20kg payload capacity that leaves nothing to be desired and the endurance of a full hour.…
Drones and machine learning to detect dangerous ‘butterfly’ landmines
Machine learning in combination with drones could be used for good to detect dangerous ‘butterfly’ landmines says new research from Binghamton University and State University at New York.
Gartner reports cities need to prepare for drone deliveries
According to a new Gartner report, cities should prepare for drone deliveries. it says that by 2026 more than one million drones could be making retail deliveries.
Prince Harry and Meghan have a serious drone problem
It appears that Prince Harry and Meghan have a serious drone problem at their Beverly Hills home. Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Los Angeles full-time less than three months ago, they are worried about their family’s…
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus offers drone program for teens
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus offers an online drone program for teens this summer.
FAA approves Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina
This is a big deal! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the government agency to fast-track beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) medical drone deliveries in the U.S.
Police use drone to locate missing woman in Orange County
The police used a drone for good and located a missing woman in Orange County, Calif. Around 11:42 a.m. on Monday, the police responded to a call and called in the help of a drone operator to help find an…
Drone news – Tue May 26, 2020
Every weekday at 5:30 p.m. we will publish the most relevant drone news stories for you here. Some of them are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. This is the first of such daily drone…
Latvia’s runaway drone flew unlicensed
Latvia’s runaway drone was flying without a license. The drone was lost midflight and remained missing for two weeks before it was found high up in the trees.
If your drone videos aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough
Famous Magnum photographer, Robert Capa once said that “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” The same is likely true for drone videos. Check out this one from Hermes Photography.
Flying a DJI FPV drone at 124 mph with DJI FPV System [video]
Check out this video of a DJI drone, built with parts from the DJI online store and the DJI FPV System. The bi-blade drone flies up to 124 mph!
Flash Forest aims to plant 40,000 trees per month with a drone
Drones can do many things faster, more efficiently, and more economically. One of them we now learn is planting trees. The Flash Forest drones can plant up to 40,000 trees per month. Much faster than humans could do. The goal…
Drone with thermal camera locates missing 84-year-old woman
In Nijkerk, The Netherlands, a missing, 84-year-old woman was found in a field with help from a drone outfitted with a thermal camera. Volunteers and two helicopters were used in the search and rescue mission, but it took a drone…
Drone video to honor veterans and fallen heroes on Memorial Day 2020
Take a minute to watch this drone video that honors our veterans and fallen heroes on Memorial Day. The video was posted on the Washington State Veterans Cemetery Facebook page.
Wing’s drone delivery service has made thousands of deliveries during pandemic
During the coronavirus, Wing’s drone delivery service has made thousands of deliveries in Australia and around the world. Wing Aviation is a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet and has been testing with its drone delivery service in Australia for…
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