At DRONELIFE, we’ve gathered some anecdotal evidence over the years about how many drone pilots are flying without a license. Whenever we’ve asked drone operators that we meet i... Read more
Flyability and Pix4D, two major names in the drone industry, have joined forces to bring indoor drone inspections to the next level. Flyability’s Elios series offers a unique and sophi... Read more
A new California privacy law could change everything for drone operators in the state – and could be used as a model across the country. The following is a guest post by attorneys from... Read more
The FAA has released their annual aerospace forecast – and the drone industry figures are both impressive and surprising. We’ll dive into different areas of the forecasts in fut... Read more
US-based drone manufacturer Aria Insights, formerly CyPhy Works, has closed its doors for good. (Shoutout to The Robot Report who was first to publish the news.) Former CEO Lance Vanden Bro... Read more
At the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, the Advanced Drone Operators Toolkit – a user-manual for governments wanting to scale drone delivery – was released. This open so... Read more
The following is a guest post by Kittyhawk co-founder and chief pilot, Joshua Ziering. Kittyhawk is a leading integrated drone operations platform provider. May 22 is an important day in av... Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcomittee held a hearing focusing on drones. The “Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Emerging Uses in a Changing National Airspace” hearing... Read more
Determined to be part of growing Asian drone industry, the South Korean government has announced that it will invest a further 1.2 trillion won (over $1 billion) in the industry over the nex... Read more
The Kathmandu Post reports that drone manufacturer DJI is set to expand in Latin America – focused on the commercial sector. The Chinese manufacturer is the undisputed global leader in... Read more
The drone industry can be fickle. While some drone companies have suffered through widely publicized failures – and consequent layoffs – in the last year, many are thriving. Wi... Read more
Measure, the nation’s leading Drone as a Service® operator, announced today that it has raised $15 million in Series B financing with LionTree Advisors acting as the financial advisor. Cogni... Read more
Drones are big business. Regardless of how you slice the research, the drone market is projected to be worth billions in the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate of over 10%.... Read more
With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year. The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small busi... Read more