A recent article published on Recode.net speculated that the privatization of air traffic control, as announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week, could actually speed up drone integration - and the commercial applications that can't be utilized until it's complete, like drone delivery. "The proposal to privatize air traffic management comes as the FAA and NASA are … [Read more...] about Would Privatizing Air Traffic Control Actually Help Drone Delivery?
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Amazon Customers Will Have to Put Out the Welcome Mat for Drones
Amazon has revealed more details about their drone delivery program this month at the invitation-only MARS technology conference. Steven Levy of Backchannel was present at the event, and reports that Amazon is "definitely serious" about making drone delivery a significant part of their operations. "I got some indications that the company is indeed gearing up for a massive … [Read more...] about Amazon Customers Will Have to Put Out the Welcome Mat for Drones
Amazon Shows off Delivery Drones at SXSW
Amazon seems undaunted, continuing to move forward on drone delivery despite continued regulatory resistance. They introduced the newest version of their delivery drone - under strict supervision by security guards - this weekend at the SXSW technology conference in Austin, TX. The new drone is slightly bigger than the previous model. It now includes sense and … [Read more...] about Amazon Shows off Delivery Drones at SXSW
Amazon’s New Patent Shows Packages Falling from the Sky
When it comes to drone delivery, Amazon has not been short of ideas - or patents. Since launching the drone delivery project, Amazon has come up with patents for bird-house like docking stations, drones hitching rides on the backs of trucks and buses, huge floating warehouses, and folding drone designs. The company has released special plans for a "federated airspace" model … [Read more...] about Amazon’s New Patent Shows Packages Falling from the Sky
Amazon Patent Details Folding-wing Drone Design
Mega-retailer Amazon continues to spread it corporate wings into the drone space, filing a patent for a new type of hybrid folding-wing design. The patent was filed in 2014 and published on Dec. 24. The application describes a drone design in which the aircraft “transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an … [Read more...] about Amazon Patent Details Folding-wing Drone Design
