Earlier this week a collision between a manned aircraft and a drone reportedly occurred in Quebec, Canada. What followed has become painfully familiar to drone industry observers: a sequence of reports driven more by fear and clickbait than reality. So how can we break the cycle?... First came the reports of the incident. In this case it was actually double whammy: an … [Read more...] about Collisions: How to Break the Cycle of Conjecture, Fear & Drone Negativity
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Does DJI’s Geofencing Update Go Far Enough?
The constant barrage of negative publicity facing the drone industry is more often than not down to two things. The first is the media, which often enjoys taking situations way out of proportion and sensationalizing news to sell papers and drive traffic - how about the plastic bag that 'collided' with a plane in London earlier this year? The second reason that the fire of … [Read more...] about Does DJI’s Geofencing Update Go Far Enough?
Media Pundits Weigh in on Drone Regulation
As the drone industry gains altitude as an emerging technology, the inevitable question of how to handle “drones behaving badly” is being swatted around the arena of media punditry with both CNN and the BBC recently weighing in. The “There Oughta Be a Law” Bandwagon is seductive and expected whenever a disruptive technology comes into play and drone dummies like the pilots … [Read more...] about Media Pundits Weigh in on Drone Regulation
Drones and Powerful Chips Face China Export Limit
(Source: BBC) The new regulations cover drones that can stay airborne for longer than an hour, handle bad weather and reach altitudes of 1 mile (1.5km). They also limit the export of computer hardware supporting processing speeds of eight teraflops a second or more. The moves come soon after the US clamped down on the computer hardware that firms can sell to … [Read more...] about Drones and Powerful Chips Face China Export Limit
Bringing Aid to a War Zone in a Swarm of Drones
(Source: BBC) How do you deliver food and medicine to people in an area where a cargo plane would be shot down? It was a question that kept US Air Force pilot Mark Jacobsen awake at night after he met Syrian refugees in Turkey. Then he had an idea - a swarm of tiny drones, each delivering 1kg or 2kg at a time. On an airfield in Sacramento a group of aircraft enthusiasts … [Read more...] about Bringing Aid to a War Zone in a Swarm of Drones
