Recent reports of DJI job cuts leave it unclear if the company is going through a major realignment in view of political pressures - or just trimming it's staff a bit to manageable levels after several years of fast expansion. A Reuters report says that the world's largest manufacturer, DJI, started job layoffs in March, primarily affecting sales and marketing personnel. … [Read more...] about DJI Job Cuts: Realignment or Just Trimming Down?
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Texas Drone Law Places Severe Restrictions on Aerial Photography, Videography
By DRONELIFE staff writer, Jim Magill Under current Texas state law, it is illegal to use a drone to capture an image of private property without the owner’s consent, unless you are a law enforcement office, a professor doing research, a surveyor, an employee of an oil and gas or power company, or someone covered by one of the more than a dozen other exemptions to the … [Read more...] about Texas Drone Law Places Severe Restrictions on Aerial Photography, Videography
Are Companies Buying Drones This Year? How Much are they Spending? DRONELIFE Minute Survey
In this week's DRONELIFE Minute Survey, we asked drone operators a question that manufacturers, resellers, software suppliers and more want an answer to: are companies buying drones this year? And if so - how much are they spending? There have been a lot of new hardware releases in 2020. DJI released the Mavic Air 2. Skydio released the X2 Series. Autel released the Evo … [Read more...] about Are Companies Buying Drones This Year? How Much are they Spending? DRONELIFE Minute Survey
Matternet and UPS Expand Hospital Delivery Network
Matternet and UPS have expanded their ground-breaking hospital delivery network, adding North Carolina's Wake Forest Baptist Health medical campus to their operations. Matternet's M2 drone system is enabling the new hospital delivery network, in collaboration with UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF). "The service will use a hub-and-spoke routing model to provide rapid delivery of … [Read more...] about Matternet and UPS Expand Hospital Delivery Network
Skydio’s X2 Drones: CEO Adam Bry Talks Breakthrough Autonomy and $100 Million
DRONELIFE Exclusive. Skydio, the Redwood City, CA startup, is flying high. Skydio's X2 drones were announced today, along with an $100 million in Series C funding - which follows a $4 million investment that the U.S. Department of Defense announced this weekend. $100 million may be the largest funding round the drone industry has seen so far - certainly one of the … [Read more...] about Skydio’s X2 Drones: CEO Adam Bry Talks Breakthrough Autonomy and $100 Million
