The following is a guest post by Kittyhawk co-founder and chief pilot, Joshua Ziering. Kittyhawk is a leading integrated drone operations platform provider. The FCC recently moved to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality laws. If you’re not sure what Net Neutrality means, imagine a big highway, dare I say a super-highway. Before the repeal, all your internet traffic could … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk Co-Founder: Surprising Ways the Net Neutrality Repeal Will Hurt the Commercial Drone Industry
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The Drone Market Environment Map – These Companies Will Disrupt 2018
Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. The changes and developments we saw throughout the drone industry in 2017 were incredible and deserve a proper examination. For the most part, the hype that drove so much misunderstanding and frustration in this space is gone,and that’s a good thing. While the kind of … [Read more...] about The Drone Market Environment Map – These Companies Will Disrupt 2018
The Changing of the Guard: Thank you, Michael Huerta
News and Commentary. Michael Huerta's 7 years with the FAA ended this Saturday at midnight. Yesterday, Dan Elwell, the FAA's Deputy Administrator, was named Acting Administrator. If invited to fill the post permanently, Elwell will start a five year term in a position that many Americans have never thought much about - but one that has a major impact in the huge aviation … [Read more...] about The Changing of the Guard: Thank you, Michael Huerta
“Aerial Market Untenable”: No More GoPro Drones
In not altogether surprising news, GoPro has just announced that they are out of the drone business. In an earnings report today, GoPro said that the Karma drone would be the last it would make. The company announced significant layoffs a few days ago: the layoffs will bring the workforce down to under 1000 and CEO Nicholas Woodman will take a paycut to $1 as the company … [Read more...] about “Aerial Market Untenable”: No More GoPro Drones
Kittyhawk Announces Automated Flights for Enterprise Drone Operations Platform
Drone operations software provider Kittyhawk announced an automated flight system feature today at the CES event in Las Vegas. "The new automation features allow operators to plan missions in the Kittyhawk mobile application and then execute the entire flight from takeoff to landing with unlimited waypoints," says the announcement. "...The app has incorporated safety … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk Announces Automated Flights for Enterprise Drone Operations Platform
