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Jersey Mike’s Subs Partners with Flytrex for Drone Delivery by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Jersey Mike’s Subs announced the formation of a partnership with on-demand delivery leader Flytrex for drone-delivered food orders in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The new partnership will see orders from Jersey Mike’s delivered directly to the yards of […] The post Jersey Mike Subs by Drone: Flytrex Partners with National Food Chain appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

American Robotics looks to get into the railway inspection business, with new Ondas acquisition of AI-Powered software company Ardenna By Jim Magill The CEO of American Robotics said a recent acquisition by its parent company, Ondas Holdings, will allow the developer of industrial drone solutions to add artificial-intelligence (AI) and machine-learning components to its existing […] The post American Robotics and Railway Inspection: Leveraging Their Automated Drone Platform and Advanced Analytics Software appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AIR Showcases Personal eVTOL Prototype at Kentucky Derby, Announces Partnership with Aeroauto EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR showcased the prototype of its first vehicle, AIR ONE, at its kickoff event at the Kentucky Derby, where attendees were able to sit inside the aircraft for a virtual flight using AIR’s simulation technology. […] The post Personal eVTOL: NAIR ONE Prototype Showcased at Kentucky Derby appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Autel EVO Nano and Lite Series Drones Receive Firmware Updates by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Autel Robotics unveiled several firmware and software updates for the EVO Nano and EVO Lite series, as well as for the Autel Sky App. These updates provide a variety of new features and improvements, such as Dynamic […] The post Autel Updates EVO Nano and Lite Series Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The latest drone from DJI is the Mini 3 Pro: Redefining What a Sub-249g Camera Drone Can Do DJI describes the DJI Mini 3 Pro, released today, as “the first high-end product of the DJI Mini series.” Designed for high level content creation, the DJI Mini 3 takes the features of a larger drone – […] The post The Latest Drone from DJI: Super Small, Super Powerful DJI Mini 3 Pro [IMAGES!] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Skyway on Dawn of Drones May 11 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: AAM and Vertical Flight Month (sponsor: Quantum Systems Inc.) continues this week on the Dawn of Drones podcast with special guest Clifford Cruz CEO of Skyway, leading the efforts in building the most secure automated airspace authorization service for the […] The post Skyway on Dawn of Drones May 11! Air Traffic Management for the Future appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Embraer and Eve Evaluate Autonomous eVTOL Flight Technologies by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Aerospace company Embraer recently finished conducting a series of experimental flight operations with its new autonomous system technologies, designed to enable safe autonomous operations in urban environments. The flights were carried out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to […] The post Embraer Moves Ahead Towards Autonomous eVTOL Flight: Project EASy appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Virginia Natural Gas First in State to Deploy Pipeline Inspection With Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is set to become the first natural gas utility in the state to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the inspection of gas pipelines. Self-dispatched Mavic 2 Pro drone will fly across […] The post Virginia Natural Gas First in State to Deploy Pipeline Inspection with Drones [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Israeli company Strix Drones plans to begin manufacturing drone agnostic docking stations at its new plant in Dayton, Ohio by the end of this year. by DRONELIFE Feature Writer Jim Magill The company had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the plant, its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility, last month. The factory will produce two sizes of docking […] The post Strix Drones: Drone Agnostic Docking Stations for Advanced Operations appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone Tournament 2022 at Helsinki, June 8-10 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This year’s Drone Tournament in Helsinki, Finland, is attempting to address obstacles facing the utilization of drones. The tournament will feature three challenges, each relating to equipment landing and precision flight in a range of transforming environments. Participants will have access […] The post Drone Tournament 2022: Compete to Solve Critical Drone Industry Obstacles appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

In news that came as a surprise to customers and partners, Verizon Skyward closed their drone software business yesterday. Started in 2013, Skyward.io was purchased by telecomm giant Verizon in 2017. Yesterday, the company sent customers an email that announced their intention to close: We are announcing today that Skyward, A Verizon company, will be […] The post Verizon Skyward Closed Drone Software Business Yesterday appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

CEO and Co-Founder of DroneDeploy Mike Winn has been named to SF Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 List – quite an achievement in Silicon Valley. It’s a well-deserved honor for the person who has successfully steered one of the first drone mapping companies through the upheavals of the last 9 years in the drone industry […] The post DroneDeploy Mike Winn Named to SFBusiness Journal’s 40 Under 40 List appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

From the floor of AUVSI’s Xponential 2022: an interview with former police officer and Head of Public Safety Integration Fritz Reber on Skydio drones for public safety. Fritz Reber is a well respected figure in public safety – and in the drone industry. Reber served at Chula Vista Police Department for 27 years, retiring as […] The post Skydio Drones for Public Safety: A DRONELIFE Exclusive Interview with Fritz Reber appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Unifly Raises €10 Million from Terra Drone and JOIN by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unifly, the leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems, has announced the acquisition of €10 Million in funding contributed by Japanese industrial drone solution company Terra Drone and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development […] The post UTM Player Unifly Raises €10 Million from Terra Drone and JOIN appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

CENTUM Research and Technology Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award for Lifeseeker Mini by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) has named CENTUM Research & Technology as a 1st place winner in its XCELLENCE Awards under the Technology “Enabling Components & Peripherals” category. CENTUM Research & Technology was chosen […] The post Lifeseeker Mini, Search and Rescue Drone Wins AUVSI Xcellence Award appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Spright and Wonder Robotics team to bring drones in for safe landings By Jim Magill Spright, a drone-based medical delivery start-up, will use a system designed by Israel-based Wonder Robotics that enables unmanned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to safely land, either on a designated landing pad or an alternate emergency landing site, […] The post Spright and Wonder Robotics Team on Drone Landing Logistics for Medical Delivery appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New Snap Drone Pixy: Free-Flying Video Drone to Up Your Snapchat Game by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has announced the release of Pixy, a pocket-sized, free-flying companion drone for the photo and video app. It’s an easy to use, strictly recreational tool for influencers and anyone else who […] The post The New Snap Drone Pixy: A Flying Video Drone for the Snapchat Obsessed appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Quantum-Systems on Dawn of Drones this week, Wednesday May 4 at 11:00 AM EST. Steam below! Join Dawn and special guest David Sharpin, CEO of Quantum-Systems Inc., our sponsor-of-the-month, as we kick off May and our “AAM & Vertical Flight” 4-week series on the Dawn of Drones podcast. Quantum Systems designs and manufactureS […] The post Quantum-Systems on Dawn of Drones This Week! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Optelos drone inspection services, announced today, offer a turnkey and risk-free solution to enterprise clients who want the benefits of drone-captured digital data – without the hassle of training pilots and buying hardware. Over the last several years, data experts Optelos have significantly built their partner network and continually developed their AI-driven data analysis solutions. […] The post Optelos Drone Inspection Services: From Data Capture to Delivery appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The DroneUp drone delivery model is different than the approach other drone delivery and retail giants have chosen. In a DL Exclusive interview from the floor of last week’s Xponential 2022 show in Orlando, CEO Tom Walker and CSO Carl Smit explain how the “second mover advantage” and a collaborative approach has worked to put […] The post The DroneUp Drone Delivery Model: Why Second Mover Advantage Has Put Them Out in Front appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Romeo Durscher, VP of Public Safety at open source drone platform Auterion is a drone industry hero, paving the way for drone use in emergency response and public safety. In a DRONELIFE Exclusive interview from the floor of AUVSI’s Xponential 2022, Durscher says that an open source drone platform like Auterion’s is all about giving […] The post An Open Source Drone Platform is More Relevant than Ever: Auterion’s Romeo Durscher appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At last week’s Xponential 2022 – a great international drone show held in Orlando, FL – AUVSI announced 2022 organizational winners: including AUVSI Member of the Year, Dr. Will Austin, President of Warren County Community College. DRONELIFE is proud of our partnership with Dr. Austin and Warren County Community College. WCCC is developing accessible, valuable […] The post At Xponential 2022, AUVSI Announces the Member of the Year: Dr. Will Austin of Warren County Community College appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Friday, DRONELIFE had the opportunity to participate in a time-honored tradition at the New York Stock Exchange: the ringing of the opening bell. We were there to celebrate the launch of a new way to invest in the drone industry: the listing of UAV: an AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF. Images property of NYSE Group, Inc. […] The post A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience at the NYSE: Celebrating UAV, a New Way to Invest in the Drone Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Integration of SimActive Photogrammetry Software Reduces Mapping Costs by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Software developer SimActive has announced that its Correlator3D photogrammetry solution is to be utilized by Beacon Aviation, Inc. in order to lower costs required for mapping projects. Beacon, which operates throughout the Midwest, conducts mapping projects for power lines and […] The post Are Drones Always the Best Tool for the Job? Beacon Aviation Reduces Mapping Costs with SimActive appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI suspends doing business in Russia and Ukraine amid criticism By Jim Magill In response to criticism that its drones are being used in the war between Russia and Ukraine, DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, said it would temporarily suspend all its business in both countries. “DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements in various […] The post DJI in Russia and Ukraine: Company Suspends Business Amid Criticism appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article