The drone industry learned of Matternet's type certification in a surprise announcement by David Boulter, FAA Associate Administrator (Acting) Aviation Safety, during the Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes earlier this week. The type certification is the first of it's kind issued in the US for a non-military drone, and went to Matternet's M2 drone delivery system. Matternet has … [Read more...] about Matternet’s Type Certification: Law Firm Hogan Lovells Weighs In
Drone News of the Week September 9: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen
Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 9. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone - News - Of - The - Week - September - 9-DRONELIFE - Headlines - All - In - One - Place Zipline and E-Commerce Platform Jumia Begin Retail Drone Delivery in … [Read more...] about Drone News of the Week September 9: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen
Pitch the Press from the Floor of Commercial UAV Expo: The 3 Winners
Air6, Consortiq, Wonder Robotics win “Pitch the Press” at Commercial UAV Expo 2022 It's always a favorite event: Pitch the Press at Commercial UAV Expo, where new companies get only 2 minutes to impress a panel of journalists, who choose the most innovative and interesting products. This year I was honored to be on a panel with a group of esteemed colleagues: Abe Peck of … [Read more...] about Pitch the Press from the Floor of Commercial UAV Expo: The 3 Winners
Flyability Funding: More than $22 Million for Makers of Elios Indoor Inspection Platform
Flyability funding got a major boost this week as the company celebrated a 15 million Swiss Franc (CHF) Series C funding round, augmenting their previous CHF 7 million. (CHF 22 million is currently about $22, 645,000 USD.) The companies unique Elios 3 collision safe platform for indoor inspection was on display this week on the floor of Commercial UAV Expo in Las … [Read more...] about Flyability Funding: More than $22 Million for Makers of Elios Indoor Inspection Platform
Matternet M2 Drone Receives First FAA Type Certification for a Non-Military Drone
Matternet M2 Becomes First Non-Military Drone in US to Achieve FAA Type Certification by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, leading commercial drone delivery system developer Matternet announced that its Matternet M2 drone has been granted Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The M2 is the first ever non-military unmanned aircraft to … [Read more...] about Matternet M2 Drone Receives First FAA Type Certification for a Non-Military Drone