This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Following Japanese company Blue Innovation’s creation of the BEP Port Disaster Prevention System, aiming to help Japanese port towns and coastal areas improve their response to natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and heavy rain, it was announced … [Read more...] about Blue Innovation Announces Successful Implementation of Drone Tsunami Warning System
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Companies Line Up for Drone Delivery in Japan
Drone delivery in Japan is a reality, as the government has begun successful testing of delivery to homes in the special de-regularized zone in the city of Chiba. Drones carrying bottles of wine and cartons of milk traveled between different points in the city. The drones successfully delivered packages in parks, to businesses, and to the roof of a residential … [Read more...] about Companies Line Up for Drone Delivery in Japan
Japan Designates “Deregulation Zones” to Test Drones
Amazon.com may be implementing drone delivery for the first time in Chiba, Japan, as part of Japan's efforts to relax regulations in certain regions, Asia Nikkei reports. Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe committed to supporting the drone industry, which he says is a significant part of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution," when he promised to slash regulations that inhibited … [Read more...] about Japan Designates “Deregulation Zones” to Test Drones
