Last week, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter - and a clear message - to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao: move forward on remote ID for drones. The full text of the letter can be found here, but the gist is clear: get remote ID done. "We write to register our ongoing concerns … [Read more...] about U.S. Lawmakers Express Frustration With Drone Remote ID Delay, “This Summer” Says Standards Committee Chair
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Industry Veteran Colin Guinn on the Commercial Drone Industry, New Regs, and Why Sunflower Labs Will Be the DJI of Their Space
DRONELIFE EXCLUSIVE: Colin Guinn on the drone industry, drone regulations, and his new gig at Sunflower Labs. It's kind of hard to get in touch with Colin Guinn. That's because he's doing a return appearance on Season 31 of The Amazing Race - a reality TV show where teams race to complete the 25,000 mile journey around the world. He and his life partner Christie Woods … [Read more...] about Industry Veteran Colin Guinn on the Commercial Drone Industry, New Regs, and Why Sunflower Labs Will Be the DJI of Their Space
NASA’s Dragonfly: the Drone that May Change What We Know About Life in the Universe (Check Out This Video!)
The drone industry is constantly achieving new firsts and new missions - and the Dragonfly may represent a whole new measure for what drones can achieve. Previous longest missions will be dwarfed by the 8 years it will take for Dragonfly to reach its destination. And as far as flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), the Dragonfly isn't even close. NASA has announced that … [Read more...] about NASA’s Dragonfly: the Drone that May Change What We Know About Life in the Universe (Check Out This Video!)
“The Time is Right” – DJI to Ease Security Concerns By Making Drones in America
Chinese drone industry leader DJI has confirmed plans to build drones at a new production facility in California. With concerns raised over DJI's data security practices and the threat of a ban on the use of DJI products by US government agencies, Mario Rebello, the manufacturer's VP of North American operations, has said "the time is right" for a move that will help the … [Read more...] about “The Time is Right” – DJI to Ease Security Concerns By Making Drones in America
That Amazon Surveillance Drone Patent – and What it Really Means for Homeowners
Amazon's patent to turn its delivery drones into home surveillance drones isn't a new idea: the company filed the patent in 2015. The patent was granted this month, however; the same month that Amazon revealed its new delivery drone technology and the FAA granted the company permissions to test their delivery service: and that's enough to give some homeowners pause as they … [Read more...] about That Amazon Surveillance Drone Patent – and What it Really Means for Homeowners
