Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. The Commercial Drones Industry: Global Outlook 2019 Happy New Year from DroneII! Hitting the ground running in 2019, we would like to start a timely conversation this year about the key trends in the commercial drone industry to focus on. As the industry … [Read more...] about DRONEII: 2019 Global Outlook for the Commercial Drone Industry
Drone Regulation
Intel Claims Leadership Role in Drone Regulation Space
As the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) gets underway, Intel is claiming a leadership role in the development of new drone regulations. Intel is a partner in four of the ten sites chosen by the FAA to participate in the IPP, testing drone applications currently outside the boundary of FAA regulations. The IPP will last several years and feedback from the projects will … [Read more...] about Intel Claims Leadership Role in Drone Regulation Space
U.S. Sec. Transportation Elaine Chao on “Transformative Technology” and Government’s Role
In a conversation with Fortune's Alan Murray at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech Conference, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao says that drone integration is a top priority for the department. Chao emphasized, however, the "proper role of government," which she says is to be a regulator, but not to attempt to control the development of the technology. "We want to be … [Read more...] about U.S. Sec. Transportation Elaine Chao on “Transformative Technology” and Government’s Role
The NASEM Report: FAA “Overly Stringent” on Drones
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 Medicine (NASEM) concludes that the FAA approach to drone certifications and approvals is "overly stringent." This isn't a shock to most of the drone industry. Patrick Byrnes, a Partner … [Read more...] about The NASEM Report: FAA “Overly Stringent” on Drones
What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
“UTM” is one of those acronyms that has reached the status of annoying – technical enough that not everyone in the drone industry understands what it means, but ubiquitous enough that few articles bother to explain what it is anymore. We spoke with Amit Ganjoo of ANRA Technologies, one of the leading companies in the UTM space, to clarify the issue. A recognized expert and … [Read more...] about What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
