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With New Certification in Hand, Wing To Start Drone Delivery Trials in Virginia
The Google-affiliated company Wing will soon begin working with communities in Southwest Virginia to hammer out the details of a…
Wing Receives Approval for Commercial UAS Delivery in Australia
Alphabet’s drone delivery division, Wing, recently announced plans to begin its first UAS delivery service in Australia. Customers in North…
FLIR Makes Strategic Investment in DroneBase
Through a strategic investment, FLIR is now the exclusive UAS thermal technology provider for DroneBase’s inspection services, as well as…
Precision Agriculture: The Trends and Technologies Changing the Industry
As more growers embrace precision agriculture and the operational benefits drones can offer, manufacturers are finding ways to more effectively…
Technology Roundup: The Sensors Powering Precision Ag
Drones are flying a variety of sensors, from traditional RGB cameras to more advanced LiDAR solutions, to quickly connect the…
UPS and Matternet Partner to Deliver Medical Supplies Via Drones in North Carolina
Drones are now delivering medical supplies at WakeMed’s hospital and campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The deliveries are made possible…
Unmanned Systems Grow in European Agriculture
Unmanned systems’ global inroads are including European agriculture. GNSS for precision guidance of tractors and harvesters is already in place….
Farm Bill Boosts Rural Broadband with a Drone Perspective
The recently signed Farm Bill will dramatically boost funding for expanded broadband coverage in rural areas, where it is an…
Chula Vista Police Approved for Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Drone Flights
The police department in Chula Vista, California is now the first public safety organization allowed to regularly fly drones beyond…
Fish-Catching ROV Developed to Save Coral Reefs from Lionfish
Though underwater vehicles have long been marketed to fishermen as a tool to find the best place to cast a…
senseFly, MicaSense Join to Offer the senseFly eBee X with MicaSense RedEdge-MX for Crop Analysis
The agriculture industry now has a new tool for in-depth crop analysis: the senseFly eBee X with MicaSense RedEdge-MX. senseFly…
Waymo Bringing 3D Perimeter LiDAR to Partners Outside of Self-Driving Cars
For more than a decade, Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo has been developing self-driving technology with a mission to make…
Volvo Launches Autonomous Electric Bus at NTU Singapore
Autonomous electric buses developed by Volvo will soon be hitting the streets at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). This…
Must We Fly Out of Sight to Farm?
BVLOS rules will revolutionize unmanned agriculture. But they’ll need to economically and quickly convert raw data into actionable information farmers can deploy.
House Passes Bill Expanding Use of UAS and Location Data in Fight Against Wildfires
The House passed legislation February 26 promoting the use of drones and other advanced technology to improve government response to…
Responses Due Feb. 28 for DHS Unmanned Robotic and Sensor Demo Opportunities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering organizations an opportunity to demonstrate how well their unmanned systems, robotic technology…
