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Brazilian commercial drone delivery company Speedbird has chosen Elsight for drone connectivity solutions to enable their fleet. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Brazils – Speedbird – Aero – Chooses – Elsight – For – Drone – Connectivity Speedbird Aero is an emerging drone industry player, disrupting supply chain technology throughout Latin America and […] The post Speedbird Commercial Drone Delivery Chooses Elsight for Drone Connectivity appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Alphabet’s Wing new drone prototype will increase the payload weight – significantly increasing the variety of items that can be delivered by drone. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Alphabets – Wing – Reveals – New – Drone – Prototype In a blog post, Wing CEO Adam Woodworth wrote that Wing is developing an […] The post Alphabet’s Wing Reveals New Drone Prototype: Increasing Capacity for More Drone Deliveries appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DroneUp Holds Flight Services Showcase Event by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, American technology company and drone solution provider DroneUp, LLC announced that it will be hosting its Flight Services Showcase Event on Thursday, July 21. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DroneUp – Showcases – Drone – Services – Program Held […] The post Tomorrow, DroneUp Will Showcase Drone Services from Walmart Hubs appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss AERODiMEO and Asylon on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday July 20 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: Join Dawn and special guests Brent McLaughlin of Asylon Robotics and Karen DiMeo, CEO & Founder of AERODiMEO as we continue “Innovation Month.” Brent and Karen will discuss their unique partnership which has propelled Asylon as a […] The post AERODiMEO and Asylon on Dawn of Drones July 20! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

UK Government Officially Announces World’s Largest Drone Superhighway by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today at the Farnborough Air Show, the UK government officially announced its Project Skyway, the largest and longest network of drone superhighways in the world. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The – Worlds – Largest – Drone – […] The post The World’s Largest Drone Superhighway: UK’s Project Skyway appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Phase One and Drone Harmony Collaborate for Improved Imaging Data Capture by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Professional aerial camera provider Phase One and Drone Harmony, a leader in automation software for data acquisition workflows in the commercial drone market, announced that they will be collaborating to provide customers with increased productivity and dependable […] The post Improved Data Capture: Phase One and Drone Harmony Collaborate appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DroneUp in Europe: Appointment of industry veteran Seb Babiarz as New Head of European Airspace Innovation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autonomous drone delivery platform and leading drone services provider DroneUp has announced the appointment of Sebastian “Seb” Babiarz as its Poland-based head of European airspace innovation. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post DroneUp Expands into Europe with Strategic Hire appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Animal Dynamics Partners with University of Manchester for Advanced Virtual Wind Simulation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Bio-inspired autonomous systems developer Animal Dynamics has announced a collaboration with the University of Manchester for the improvement of its simulated environment in order to advance the commercial production of its Stork STM Uncrewed Aircraft System. […] The post Building a Drone that Resists the Wind as Well as a Bird Can: Animal Dynamics Works to Test the Stork in Realistic Environments appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

BRINC Launches Global Rescue Network by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Public safety drone specialist BRINC announced today the formation of the BRINC Global Rescue Network, a new program committed to aiding in global humanitarian efforts. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · BRINC – Global – Rescue – Network Composed of two dozen […] The post The BRINC Global Rescue Network Brings Drone Tech to Where it is Needed Most appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zipline is rapidly expanding it’s commercial drone delivery services in the U.S., partnering with healthcare organizations. Their newest partnership will bring medical drone delivery to the state of Washington. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Zipline – Continues – To – Expand – Medical – Drone – […] The post Zipline Continues to Expand US Medical Drone Delivery Services: Washington State appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 15. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – July – […] The post Drone News of the Week July 15: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dedrone Closes $30M in Oversubscribed Series C-1 Financing Round by Ian M Crosby Today, smart airspace security leader Dedrone announced its closing of $30 million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Dedrone – Funding – 30 – Million – Series – C-for – Airspace – Security The […] The post Dedrone Funding: Oversubscribed $30 Million Series C Round for Airspace Security appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volocopter Opens First Public VoloCity Exhibition in Asia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announced a partnership with Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) for the launch of a VoloCity public exhibition featuring free guided tours. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Volocopter – Opens – […] The post Volocopter Opens First VoloCity Exhibition: Air Taxis of the Future appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Welcome to WonderLand, as Wonder Robotics Launches Autonomous Drone Solution with $4M Seed Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone autonomous flight and landing specialist Wonder Robotics has announced the closing of $4 million in a seed round led by Elron Ventures alongside Besadno Investment Group. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post Welcome to WonderLand: Wonder Robotics Scores Seed Funding for Drone Equipment that Clears the Way for Landing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Accucode on Dawn of Drones this week, July 12 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Kevin Price, the CEO and Founder of Accucode, leaders in disruptive technology and custom outside-the-box solutions to solve the toughest challenges, as we continue “Innovation” Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast! […] The post Accucode on Dawn of Drones This Week: Innovative Technology Solutions for the Drone and AAM Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AIR’s Personal Transport eVTOL Aircraft Completes First Hover Test by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On June 21st, consumer eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR successfully completed the first hover test of its AIR ONE aircraft following the acquisition of its airworthiness certificate. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Make […] The post Make Room in the Garage: AIR ONE Personal eVTOL Successfully Completes Hover Test appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Japan’s HexaMedia has completed a survey of a live volcano, using a drone. The volcanic survey was sponsored by the Japan Meteorological Agency as part of a larger disaster mitigation program. This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Japans – HexaMedia – […] The post Volcanic Survey by Drone: HexaMedia Completes Mission in Japan 2,500m Above Sea Level appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

President Biden has appointed Phil Washington to be the new FAA Administrator. If approved by the Senate, Washington will step into the position vacated by Steve Dickson at the end of March, roughly halfway through his term. An Army veteran, Washington is currently CEO of Denver International Airport. Before his current position, Washingto held the […] The post New FAA Administrator: Biden Taps Airport Executive Phil Washington appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Partner for Cooperative/Noncooperative Detection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics have announced a partnership in order to establish a turnkey solution for cooperative and noncooperative detection that will integrate detection systems from the two companies. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Iris – […] The post Detecting Cooperative and Noncooperative Drones: Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Partner appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

PX4 is an open source flight control software for drones and other uncrewed vehicles, hosted by Dronecode, a Linux Foundation non-profit. The project provides a flexible set of tools for drone developers to share technologies to create tailored solutions for drone applications. Annually, the Dronecode Foundation hosts the PX4 Developer Summit, a flagship conference for […] The post Dronecode and the PX4 Open Source Drone Platform: Users Discuss the Benefits of Open Source, and What they Need Next appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 8. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – July – […] The post Drone News of the Week July 8: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Spright chooses Elsight’s Halo to ensure connectivity on manned and unmanned platforms. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Spright – Chooses – Halo – For – Drone – Connectivity Spright, an Air Methods subsidiary, is performing critical missions in North America, providing emergency medical services to more than 100,000 patients across 48 states. […] The post Spright Chooses Elsight’s Halo to Ensure Connectivity for Critical Missions appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dominion Energy Obtains Waiver for Operation of Skydio Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, Dominion Energy and Skydio announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the energy company an approval to operate Skydio drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for the inspection of power generation facilities in seven states. […] The post Dominion Energy, Skydio Drones: BVLOS Waiver for Power Generation Facility Inspection appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Beyond Drone Data: Optelos on How Digital Twins and Immersive Data Visualizations are Transforming Business Optelos is a respected name in the drone industry: but drones have never been their only focus. The company understood “it’s not the drone, it’s the data,” long before that phrase became a theme in the commercial drone industry. Continue […] The post Optelos on Digital Twins and Immersive Data Visualizations: Beyond Drone Data appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Censys Technologies Raises Over $8M in Series A Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Remote sensing solutions provider Censys Technologies has announced the closing of its Series A Funding Round, which saw the acquisition of $8.3 million in a round that was oversubscribed and only expected to raise $8 million. The round […] The post Censys Funding: Over $8 Million in Series A for BVLOS Fixed Wing Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article