Bell Textron unveiled an electric air taxi this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - and it's one of the coolest concept vehicles that we have ever seen. DRONELIFE caught up with Cary Cannon, Bell's Chief Engineer of Innovation, on the show floor. "We have seen a big shift in aviation," says Cannon. "10 years ago we would not have considered batteries, but … [Read more...] about Bell Textron Announces Electric Air Taxi at CES
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From Bikes to Drones and Everything in Between: Delta’s CEO Outlines an Amazing Future at CES
Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today. At one of the largest technology shows in the world, Bastian - named by Fortne magazine one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018 - explained how the 94 year old company is transforming itself with technology. For those of us who spend a lot of time in airports, Bastian … [Read more...] about From Bikes to Drones and Everything in Between: Delta’s CEO Outlines an Amazing Future at CES
Wingtra Drones Help Norway Build Safer Roads.
Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra is helping its neighbor improve road safety and save thousands of taxpayer kroners. The company provides Statens Vegvesen, Norway’s Public Roads Administration with vertical-take-off-and-landing drones to survey roads for data analysis and construction projections. Norway’s road system has been consistently ranked as the safest in Europe. … [Read more...] about Wingtra Drones Help Norway Build Safer Roads.
Going to CES? Check Out These Key Players and Keynotes: DJI, FLIR, Delta, DroneDeploy and Other Things That Look Interesting
Going to the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week? It's huge - and covers a variety of different technologies including drones, and the software and infrastructure that support those drones. There will be a little of every technology related thing that you can think of: from TVs to cameras and everything in between. Their website provides a brief history of … [Read more...] about Going to CES? Check Out These Key Players and Keynotes: DJI, FLIR, Delta, DroneDeploy and Other Things That Look Interesting
Podcast: Start-up Parallel Flight Technology on Lifting Heavy Things with Drones
Interesting Podcast where Ian Smith of Commercial Drones speaks with Joshua Resnick the CEO of Parallel Flight Technology. Parallel Flight Technology is a start-up building a hybrid drone with the capacity to lift relatively heavy payloads for long periods. As an example, on the high end they discuss that a 75 lbs. drone should be able to life about 75 lbs. Or that same … [Read more...] about Podcast: Start-up Parallel Flight Technology on Lifting Heavy Things with Drones
