The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has been doing battle with the FAA over drone privacy since 2012, but suffered a loss this week. The D.C. Circuit (the United States Court... Read more
News and Commentary. In a widely publicized FAA-funded report titled Assessing the Risks of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and... Read more
News and Commentary. Recent publicity over drone “incidents” – and the related threats of more regulations – have led some commercial operators to call for better en... Read more
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report suggesting that the FAA needs to improve its management of safety risks for drones. The 92-page document, published in respon... Read more
Over at AirVuz, it’s not just about the pretty pictures. AirVuz News covers some of the industry’s hot topics, like this week’s video of the week about the Casey Neistat C... Read more
Seattle’s Space Needle seems to attract drones, and it seems that officials have decided enough is enough. Seattle lawmakers pushed for drone regulations back in 2014 when a drone vid... Read more
Virginia’s Governor Ralph Shearer Northam signed legislative bill HB638 last week. The bill is a major win for Virginia’s drone industry, making a move to prevent localities fro... Read more
The Drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP) announced by the Trump administration last year has generated tremendous interest in the U.S. Both state and local governments and drone industry p... Read more
News and Commentary. The U.S. House of Representatives announced at the end of last month that they had passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act by an overwhelming majority: 393 to 13. This... Read more
Tomorrow, May 5 is International Drone Day, and in conjunction with that event leading AI-enabled airspace awareness and intelligence firm Fortem Technologies released its consumer survey fi... Read more
Here at DRONELIFE we’ve had a major advantage in making sense of NASA’s unmanned traffic management (UTM) testing and what it means for drone operators everywhere: we’ve go... Read more
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry is warning drone users to get permission before flying as officials scramble to finalize new regulations following an incident near the royal palace last wee... Read more
The US House of Representatives has introduced another try at a long term FAA Reauthorization Act. With the clock now ticking until the current extension of an extension of an extension run... Read more
Manufacturing giant DJI has announced the launch of the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI), an effort to broaden the support for the goals of the former Drone Manufacturers Alliance origina... Read more
