Amazon is bringing a veteran aviation exec on board to run its drone-delivery subsidiary as the retail giant continues to push for 30-minute aerial shipping. On Monday, CNET reported David C... Read more
Thanks to drone research, scientists can eavesdrop about what plants in the Amazon have to say about climate change – a conversation that could affect every ecosystem on earth. Researchers w... Read more
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; th... Read more
Yesterday, at the Amazon re:MARS 2019 conference, CEO Consumer Worldwide Jeff Wilkes introduced Amazon’s newest delivery drone – and said that delivery would happen within months... Read more
Back in 2017 the FAA’s drone integration pilot program was announced, paving the way for a number of interesting and innovative explorations of drone technology. The UK’s Civil A... Read more
It’s often said that if you wish for something hard enough, it might just come true. That appears to be the latest avenue the team at Amazon is exploring as part of ongoing efforts to... Read more
The battle to define drone tort law continues with drone advocates ramping up more opposition to a proposed draft law being considered by the Uniform Law Commission’s Tort Law Relating to Dr... Read more
You might have seen commercials about Amazon Prime Day, which seems to be the latest addition to the festive shopping calendar. However you might feel about that, there’s good news for... Read more
One of the main challenges facing the mass rollout of drone delivery services is the problem of the last mile. Or, to be more specific, the problem of the last 30 yards. How are packages goi... Read more
Yesterday’s announcement of the chosen participants in the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) was exciting news for the state, local, and tribal governments listed. It was good news... Read more
News of drone platforms around the globe participating in an unmanned traffic management (UTM) projects has been frequent lately. It’s hard to identify the true leaders in this new ar... Read more
Heads up, folks. It’s about to start raining drones. At least that’s the proposal made in yet another drone delivery patent from Amazon. The company’s latest patent envisag... Read more
Amazon‘s latest patent for “intermodal vehicles” fits in another piece to the drone delivery puzzle. The patent describes container boxes transported by train, truck or co... Read more
There’s no shortage of drone delivery concepts that have been floated by major retailers. None more so than Amazon, which is determined to make its Prime Air service a reality. Althoug... Read more