Flying Cars Taking Off- Skydrive announces consumer pre-orders for their SD-05 VTOL This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Skydrive, a Tokyo-based developer of eVTOL systems and cargo drones, recently launched a pre-order consumer campaign for its latest design, the SD-05. … [Read more...] about Flying Cars Take Off: Skydrive Announces Consumer Pre-Orders
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Giving Tomatoes Their Shots: The Future of Plant Medicine May Come From Drones
Nobody likes getting a shot - but even plants might need them sometimes. MIT researchers are exploring ways to administer injections to plants with drones. As described in the original article plants, much like people, get sick. The treatment traditionally involves the spread of chemicals designed to mitigate or alleviate the disease. Spreading or spraying chemicals … [Read more...] about Giving Tomatoes Their Shots: The Future of Plant Medicine May Come From Drones
EHang Announces Results: A Glimmer of Hope for Passenger Drones and Urban Air Mobility
Like Lazarus, EHang has made a habit out of rising from what many believed for them to be dead. First known as a Chinese-based consumer drone manufacturer with their popular Ghost drone, they pivoted several years ago to become a major name in passenger drones. Today, the company announced 4th quarter results that show EHang is starting to get more traction with cities in … [Read more...] about EHang Announces Results: A Glimmer of Hope for Passenger Drones and Urban Air Mobility
The Lindbergh flight and X-Prize Spurred Innovation, GoFly wants to do the Same with Personal Flying Devices
Who has not dreamed of their own personal flying machine? GoFly is ready to make it happen. In the spirit of contests spurring innovation and problem solving, the organization GoFly is offering a total of $2,000,000 purse over the course of the 24-month competition - and they are scheduled to award the final winner later this month. The contest is entering it's final … [Read more...] about The Lindbergh flight and X-Prize Spurred Innovation, GoFly wants to do the Same with Personal Flying Devices
Honda Self-Driving Car: An Autonomous Car We Want to Drive
DroneLife caught up with Marcus Frommer a spokeperson from Honda at CES and talked about the very handsome little roadster that you see pictured. We were discussing Honda's approach to autonomous cars including a level 5 concept car that they brought to CES. One difference from the other concept cars shown here is that the Honda vehicle includes a steering wheel. Some … [Read more...] about Honda Self-Driving Car: An Autonomous Car We Want to Drive
