Commercial drone manufacturer senseFly has partnered with 3D modeling company Maptek to provide a complete solution for the mining industry. Â The partnership seems like a perfect fit –... Read more
Ride-sharing company Uber is actually working on vertical take-off and landing technology that could lead to a fleet of drone taxis, technology journal Recode reports. Journalist Kara Swishe... Read more
Package delivery giant UPS announced today that it is testing drone delivery to remote locations with MA drone maker CyPhy Works. Thursday, the companies “staged a mock delivery of urg... Read more
Drone attorney Jonathan Rupprecht  has found and analyzed some statistics from the first 2 weeks of the new Part 107 test – and the results are stunning.  Over 5,000 drone operators to... Read more
The Commercial Drone Alliance, a non-profit education and advocacy group founded earlier this year and led by key players in the industry, has announced it’s leadership. The roster is... Read more
Matternet, the CA based developer of autonomous drone logistics systems, has partnered with Mercedes-Benz Vans to collaborate on an “integrated delivery solution” that will combi... Read more
With the enactment of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a press conference that the government estimates there will be over 600,000 new commercial drone... Read more
The latest Amazon Prime Air patent released by the US Patent Office indicates that they may plan to combine drones with trucks, allowing the drones to “hitch rides” on the roofs ... Read more
Intel has announced that they will purchase Movidius, an Irish company focusing on computer vision technology.  This is just the latest announcement of Intel’s investment in the drone... Read more
This is Part 1 of “How to Pass the Part 107 Test.” Â Look for DRONELIFE’s extensive reference list of free study guides, groups, and resources later this week. In yesterday... Read more
FAA testing and certification for small UAS remote pilot certificates begins in earnest this month, but does that mean the commercial drone industry will see rapid growth? QuickTake THE FACT... Read more
Drones are changing supply chain logistics and warehouse management for big retailers – and they could have an even bigger effect as regulations change. Traditionally, warehouses are l... Read more
Do you need a Part 107 certificate? Â While Part 107 does make it easier to operate a drone commercially, not everyone will have to take the test. Â Here’s the summary of the FAA rules (... Read more
The Black Market in Drones: Why Commercial Operators Need the FAA
Commentary.  The FAA predicts that there may be as many as 600,000 licensed drone operators in a year, since Part 107 was enacted at the end of August.  But that number may be swamped by the... Read more