Flirtey, the Reno, Nevada-based drone startup that recently demonstrated the first urban delivery in the U.S., has now performed the first domestic “ship to shore” drone supply on the New Je... Read more
Part 107 was only released a few hours ago, but industry reaction has been fast and vocal. While industry stakeholders – many of whom have been active participants in efforts to devel... Read more
Near Earth Autonomy has won a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop Safe50, a software module for drones to guide them safely through the first and last 50 feet of... Read more
While the U.S. hopes that drone delivery will be a reality soon, experts agree that the logistics – and the politics – of drone delivery are daunting. But although fully integra... Read more
Amazon Prime Air’s Gur Kimchi addressed a packed house at AUVSI’s Xponential Conference in New Orleans today, as they promoted their concept for drone integration into the NAS. “... Read more
A Japanese company is next month set to launch “Sora Raku,” a delivery service for consumers which utilizes drones. The company, Rakuten Inc., said a one-month trial period of the service wi... Read more
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... Read more
The FAA’s Micro Aviation Rule-making Committee (Micro ARC) delivered their recommendations on Friday night, and is recommending a risk-based system of allowing drone flight over popula... Read more
New Zealand drone startup Flirtey has completed the first urban drone delivery in the US, with FAA approval. Flirtey completed the test working with the FAA, NASA, the Nevada Advanced Autono... Read more
The FAA Aerospace Forecast was released today, predicting that a regulation allowing drone flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator will enable the commercial drone market... Read more
The drone lobby has been in the news of late, as the NYTimes Bits Blog reported a couple of weeks ago that a frenzy of industry stakeholders had descended upon Washington in an effort to inf... Read more
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has filed a patent for a “delivery receptacle” to help with drone delivery. The patent, which Reuters reported was filed on Tuesday, call... Read more
Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Public Policy at Amazon, says that the red tape surrounding drone delivery in the US is more of a challenge than the technology. In an interview with... Read more
It’s a big “if.” Google’s Dave Vos, head of Project Wing, told audiences at the Aero Club in Washington that drone delivery in cities is possible within the next cou... Read more