Drone Blogs

Drone designers, especially those in the field of conservation, have long been fascinated with the movement of birds.  Birds are, in a sense, “natural” drones.  Their keen long-distance sight and deft maneuverability allows them to zero in on prey and to escape obstacles and collisions – and they can hover and perch to conserve their... Read More

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 Drone companies come in all shapes and sizes, and so do the businesses and causes they serve.  While major retailers like Amazon and Walmart with massive publicity departments continue to capture the media headlines – even while struggling to get their aerial package delivery operations off the ground – some smaller UAV companies, operating... Read More

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 Several of the leading air taxi start-ups – including US-based Joby, Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero – showcased their vehicle prototypes at the annual Paris Air Show last week.  How did they do?   By all accounts, the three companies wowed  attendees with their technological design prowess as well as their readiness to move to... Read More

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Great Britain has announced an ambitious new plan to increase the speed and efficiency of its national mail delivery service by introducing unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to handle the first leg of all future postal distribution.  Under the plan, 500 heavy cargo drones filled with packages and letters will fan out from major national... Read More

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Drone use is surging throughout the British Isles. England will soon host the world’s largest drone “superhighway,” allowing for routine small cargo deliveries across a 165 mile stretch from Oxford to Coventry.  In neighboring Ireland, Dublin is emerging as a hub for “last mile” fast food deliveries, with two drone companies, Manna and Wing, competing... Read More

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Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to transform its entire northwestern NEOM region into a laboratory for smart and sustainable transportation technology received a huge boost last week with the successful testing of eVTOL aircraft produced by the German air taxi company Volocopter. The test culminated 18 months of collaboration between NEOM’s civil aviation authorities and Volocopter,... Read More

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San Marcos, Texas just joined the growing list of police departments nationwide – about 1,600 total, or 10% – that are deploying drones to pursue fleeing criminal suspects or to search for lost and missing persons – and with mounting success. Last week, the SMPD launched a drone after four suspects fled a stolen vehicle... Read More

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 What’s the difference between a standard drone and an “FPV” drone? The distinction is confusing to many because the FPV acronym is rarely spelled out.  Some people think FPV must refer to a specific drone company like DJI – but some DJI drones are also designated “FPV.”  Could FPV be a DJI subsidiary?  Wrong... Read More

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Four American drone companies have applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for regulatory waivers that will allow the firms to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations on a continuous basis across the United States. To date, the FAA, bowing to safety concerns, has heavily restricted such operations, often requiring drone companies to... Read More

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Sweden is another country with a drone industry whose influence on the global scene may far outpace its actual size.  That’s because the industry has long focused on making strategic investments in cutting-edge technology design and innovation tailored to Sweden’s domestic needs rather than on expanding mainstream drone capabilities that might be packaged and sold... Read More

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