It’s a feel-good story for the drone industry and communities everywhere – a local photographer with a drone saved the life of a small boy lost at night in a cornfield with his d... Read more
DJI has committed to installing airplane and helicopter detectors in its new consumer drones from 2020. The pledge is part one of a 10-point plan – also released today – to ensur... Read more
Back in 2017, Alaska-based Indemnis partnered with DJI to develop parachute standards and systems that could be deployed in an instant, protecting valuable multi-rotor cargo and, of course,... Read more
One of the best aspects of this week’s DJI Airworks conference in Dallas was the opportunity to hear the industry’s biggest influencers speak about critical issues. The Commerci... Read more
The FAA Task Group 1 (TG1), part of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee, received negative press this week as the Washington Post reported that group meetings have become secretive, with commer... Read more
Plenty of controversial drone industry issues can be found within the text of a single article from our colleagues at sUAS News, titled ‘Don’t be Evil DJI‘. We’re sti... Read more
Working in DJI’s communications department must come with its ups and downs. Being the manufacturer synonymous with the industry means you get plenty of free publicity whenever a media... Read more
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hosted the hearing, entitled “Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Innovation, Integration, Successes, and Challenges,” this m... Read more
DJI‘s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs Brendan Schulman testified at the Senate Subcommittee Hearing on drone integration this morning, in support of the industry’s technology solu... Read more
Drone manufacturer DJI has published a white paper proposing that the 250 g standard for the lowest risk drone category be raised to 2.2 kg. The FAA’s Drone Registration Task Force... Read more
If you’re new to the world of drones then firstly, where have you been? Second, you’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Even those who cover the industry can barely believe the sp... Read more
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 propor... Read more
As Congress dukes it out over the 2016 FAA Reathorization Act (AIRR Act) the industry is weighing in on the provisions that would affect commercial drones. Reactions are mixed, as industry... Read more
What is the Drone Advisory Committee – and What’s Going On With Task Group 1? Your Questions Answered
News and Commentary. The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met again yesterday, and once again Task Group 1 has garnered negative press in the Washington Post. But if you aren... Read more