Bloomberg reports that Project Wing has made the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) over-urban area drone delivery flights in Virginia, as part of
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“World’s first” urban drone delivery network launches in Iceland
Iceland’s largest native online marketplace, Aha.is, has announced what is thought to be the world’s first urban drone delivery network – launching 13 new routes for
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Regional UTM research receives multi-million dollar boost in Ohio
The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) awarded USD6.3 million to four teams in support of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research and development (R&D). Funding was
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“Over 70% of commercial US drone flights involve some kind of hazard” – SkyWatch
Over 70% of commercial US drone flights involve some kind of hazard, according to research from drone insurance company SkyWatch (https://www.skywatch.ai/blog/skywatch-ai-flight-data-insights). The company has analysed
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Regulator “approves Drone Delivery Canada trial flights of urban delivery system”
Drone Delivery Canada (http://www.dronedeliverycanada.com/news/press-releases/drone-delivery-canada-granted-approval-by-transport-canada-to-commence-testing-its-25lbs-heavy-lifting-drone-in-the-canadian-skies/) has announced Transport Canada has granted the Company a SFOC (Special Flight Operations Certificate) approving the Company to commence testing of
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Senator doubles Virginia state funding for drone integration programmes
The Drive (http://www.thedrive.com/tech/22601/virginia-senator-doubles-state-drone-funding-to-6m-to-bolster-uas-integration-program) reports that US Senator Mark Warner has introduced an amendment to Virginia’s “minibus” spending package, essentially doubling the state’s funding for drone
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AirMap to provide UTM services to the Czech Republic
AirMap has announced that its UTM services are being deployed by Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) to deliver situational awareness and
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AUVSI and ANSI to collaborate on developing US drone standards roadmap
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is collaborating with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to draft a roadmap for the development and
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Drone public safety research centre opens in Nevada
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) on 31 July 2018 announced the launch of the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety (NDCOE).
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EU funds new wave of Horizon 2020 urban air mobility research
The European Union’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has selected 27 new projects under the Mobility for Growth, the Automated Road Transport, and the Green Vehicles calls, with
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