While delivery drones might be an excellent PR vehicle for Amazon’s Prime membership brand, they will…
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Energy giants AES partner with Measure to improve worker safety with drones
A major power producer The AES Corp. is ramping up the use of drones with an eye…
DARPA shows off its SideArm system catching drones mid-flight
Military-style fixed-wing drones are easy to launch, but difficult to land; DARPA aims to change that…
Amazon Echo spot ‘primes’ Super Bowl audience for drone delivery in the US
Although Amazon ran a Super Bowl ad for Echo, its delivery drones stole the show. The e-commerce titan’s Super…
Forget flying cars — passenger drones are the future
In the July 1924 issue of Popular Science, “Ace of Aces” fighter pilot E.V. Rickenbacker told…
Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reigns at PrecisionHawk
Commercial drone tech venture PrecisionHawk has a new CEO—again. Red Hat Inc. cofounder Bob Young, who…
Iris Automation raises $1.5 million to help drones sense and avoid obstacles
Iris Automation Inc. has raised $1.5 million to bring “sense and avoid” technology, and truly self-flying capabilities,…
US regulators hammer down on unauthorized drone use
The Federal Aviation Administration and Skypan International in Chicago have settled a civil suit that was closely…