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Pressure is growing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to loosen its strict regulations governing autonomous drone flights over populated areas. In testimony before Congress last week, Adam Woodworth, CEO of the Alphabet drone subsidiary Wing, urged legislators to compel the FAA to approve more such flights on a routine basis. Woodward noted that the... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Ford Motor Company hardly seems like the kind of manufacturing firm that would take an interest in unnamed aerial vehicles, or UAVs. But with drones sweeping across America’s industrial landscape, to say nothing of its airspaces, no company can afford not to consider how its production or sales might be affected by UAVs. Ford, it... Read More
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Zipline, reputedly the world’s leader in remote medical supply delivery by drone,, has added an entirely new wrinkle to its operations: “instant delivery.” The Silicon Valley-based UAV company has been delivering vaccines, plasma supplies and bandages to villagers in rural Rwanda since 2016 and in Ghana and other African countries since 2020. It’s about... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Medical experts say that fewer than 10% of sudden heart attack sufferers survive the event. The main reason is the lack of prompt medical attention, usually through CPR, aided by the use of a defibrillator. While a growing number of businesses and schools do make such devices readily available, time is of the essence. Unless... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:When a natural disaster occurs anywhere in the world these days, more than likely a drone is on the scene within minutes to record the event and its aftermath. Scenes of last week’s devastating tornado in Mississippi are no exception. Images of collapsed buildings and trapped and rescued residents are circulating across the websites of... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:How do you know when a state’s about to be conquered by the drone industry? When its governor decides to name one of the state’s most forceful and outspoken drone industry advocates as head of its Department of Aviation. It just happened in Oregon, with the appointment of Kenji Sungahara to a top state post... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Demand for drones in a wide range of commercial niches is booming. While virtually all drone sectors are experiencing record growth rates, law enforcement, farm management, construction and real estate are among the top performers. Most drone suppliers still focus on a single niche but those companies that can demonstrate their versatility by building partnerships... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:America’s bustling remote package drone delivery market is about to get a little more crowded. The latest entrant? Brazil-based Speedbird Aero. It’s an unusually dynamic company that began just five years ago as a small family-based technology project in Sao Paulo involving two professional associates and their wives. It has since mushroomed into a 55-person... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Australian drone delivery and logistics company Swoop Aero has received the go-ahead from New Zealand’s civil aviation authority to begin conducting beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights of lab samples between the South Island west coast towns of Westport and Greymouth. The flights, set to begin later this spring, will carry pathology samples and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Time is of the essence in search and rescue operations. The longer it takes to find a missing person, the less their chances of survival. In theory, aerial drones can outperform helicopters and foot patrols and speed the search process considerably. Moreover, equipped with thermal imaging cameras, drones can quickly identify missing persons at night... Read More
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