Drone delivery is big news, with drones delivering everything from blood platelets to burritos. While drone delivery has been a hot topic in the drone industry for sometime, there aren't many companies who are making it work now. We've put together a list of drone delivery's winners - and losers. The results might surprise you. The Winners: Small and Easy to Work … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery: The Winners and Losers
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The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development on new technologies for drones. DJI … [Read more...] about The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
Luxury Drone Delivery: Matternet Partners with Mercedes-Benz
Matternet, the CA based developer of autonomous drone logistics systems, has partnered with Mercedes-Benz Vans to collaborate on an "integrated delivery solution" that will combine the Matternet drone with a Mercedez-Benz van. Mercedes-Benz Vans has made a "multimillion dollar investment" in the drone company, allowing them to be at the forefront of addressing the complex … [Read more...] about Luxury Drone Delivery: Matternet Partners with Mercedes-Benz
Matternet Scoops Up Big Funds for Delivery Drones
Drone manufacturer Matternet Inc. has scooped up nearly $9.5 million to fund their line of delivery drones. The SEC reports that the drone company based in Menlo Park, CA has raised almost $9.5 million out of a $11.5 million goal in a funding round that has attracted over 30 investors so far. Investors in previous rounds include Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreeson … [Read more...] about Matternet Scoops Up Big Funds for Delivery Drones
Why Pilots Should Really Be Afraid of Drones
Over the last couple weeks most major news outlets have run a story about drones interfering with airline pilots and or rescue helicopters battling wildfires on the west coast. It seems to have drummed up a bit of controversy - a brand new concept for the consumer drone industry. Without question there are more and more drone operators flying every day. With more operators … [Read more...] about Why Pilots Should Really Be Afraid of Drones
