The lineup of speakers and keynotes at Commercial UAV Expo Americas, the virtual event held September 15-17, 2020, is shaping up to be an absolutely amazing online show. Maybe it's the flexibility that a virtual event provides, or the fact that the drone industry has reached a new milestone in importance to global industry - but this year's show provides the opportunity to … [Read more...] about The Keynotes at Commercial UAV Expo Americas: A Star Panel from The White House, FAA, and More
FAA
Flight Over People: Botlink Scores a Nationwide Waiver from FAA
Current drone regulations prohibit flight over people except under very specific circumstances - a serious limitation for many drone applications, especially in populated areas. Fargo, ND drone services and development company Botlink will now be able to explore the possibilities of flight over people, however. Botlink has receved a nationwide waiver for four years from the … [Read more...] about Flight Over People: Botlink Scores a Nationwide Waiver from FAA
Cargo Delivery Drones: Volansi Signs Deal with NC DOT, Helping to Shape the Future
It's a very exciting time for drone delivery: short distance tests of small package delivery are happening all over the world. Residential drone delivery is a potential game changer for the retail industry, but cargo delivery drones offer a potentially more valuable and immediate solution for industry. CA-based Volansi, experts in autonomous delivery of cargo for long … [Read more...] about Cargo Delivery Drones: Volansi Signs Deal with NC DOT, Helping to Shape the Future
LAANC Use Accelerates: Kittyhawk Reports All-Time Record Levels of Activity
Despite the current COVID crisis, there has been a lot of good news from the drone industry lately - and one is that LAANC use is accelerating. This piece of positive data comes from drone operations platform Kittyhawk, developers of the FAA's first mobile app, B4UFly. In a blog post, Kittyhawk CEO and Co-founder Jon Hegranes says that activity has hit record levels: … [Read more...] about LAANC Use Accelerates: Kittyhawk Reports All-Time Record Levels of Activity
Testing UTM to a Level Never Before Achieved: ANRA and Switch Score FAA Contract
ANRA Technologies is a global unmanned traffic management (UTM) leader, with a suite of solutions designed to incorporate state of the art technologies to facilitate safe commercial drone operations. Las Vegas -based Switch is a technology infrastructure corporation, with a deep expertise in data centers and technology solutions. Together, ANRA and Switch will work with the … [Read more...] about Testing UTM to a Level Never Before Achieved: ANRA and Switch Score FAA Contract
