drones

Comments closed this week on a notice of proposed rulemaking put forth by the National Transportation Safety Board, the government agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents, on the definition of drones and how that definition should be used to trigger accident investigations....

The underlying technologies that are fueling the urban air mobility (UAM) sector are still in their infancy in many cases, but they will be the base upon which the future movement of people and goods depend. The ability of UAM providers to safely operate is also dependent on aircraft navigation...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Wednesday announced that it has secured a patent for drone technology that can be paired directly with delivery vans. The system, if it comes to fruition, could enable Amazon to optimize its last-mile delivery services by outsourcing much of the work to its automated drones...

Maybe not today, and not likely tomorrow, but one day soon, many Americans will receive their first e-commerce delivery by drone. For residents in select areas of the country – North Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio among others – drones are already making deliveries to the home. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN...

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) drone-delivery venture, Wing, is releasing free software for U.S. drone users to get permission to fly near sensitive areas like airports, Bloomberg reported. Wing’s OpenSky application will be available on Google Play and ...

After months of testing drone delivery to designated pickup locations, Flytrex is now able to take the next step — delivering to the customer's yard. The Israeli-based company announced Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved its request to fly drones over people,...

Less than a month after Wingcopter introduced the world's first triple-drop capable drone delivery system, San Francisco-area Skycart has gone a step further, announcing a drone capable of making four deliveries in a single flight. The Skycart Nimbus can deliver by line, parachute or ground...

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) has reached agreement to acquire American Robotics, the first drone company to receive Federal Aviation Authority beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) approval. Ondas will pay approximately $70.6 million in a combination of cash and equity securities for American...

The ability of regulators to safely and efficiently integrate millions of commercial and pleasure drones into low-altitude airspace will depend on the success of a strategy familiar to virtually everyone in the freight industry: exception management. That is the view of Parimal H. Kopardekar,...

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves' DroneWaves Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The role of underwater drones in the supply chain DETAILS: Diving into the deep with a look at uses for underwater drones from shipwrecks to science  SPEAKER: Sam Macdonald, president of Deep Trekker Inc....

In March, residents in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland, started buying the latest Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. For some, the enthusiasm of a new phone was only part of the joy; the delivery of that phone added a new layer of excitement to the purchase. The devices were...

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Wing Aviation LLC has sought permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone operation expansion for more efficient deliveries under centralized control, Bloomberg reports. Wing accounted for several...

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, is making a broader push into hardware devices with its plans to launch an augmented-reality version of its Spectacles smart glasses and a drone, according to a report by The Information (via the Verge). What Happened: Snap’s next-...

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc (NYSE: UAVS) stock closed over 36% lower today. What Happened: Short seller Bonitas Research called the drone maker a “pump & dump scheme” in a report published on Thursday. Bonitas Research termed the partnership between Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is retrenching workers engaged in research and development and manufacturing at its delivery drone project — instead, seeking external assistance in bringing its ambitious plans to fruition, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.  What Happened:...