The award-winning State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, is the first in the NBA to use drones for disinfection, as the arena prepares to host the annual NBA All-Star Festivities and start the second half of the 2020-21 season. State Farm Arena has brought on Lucid Drone Technologies to use their D1 Disinfecting Drone (D1) to help in sanitizing the 17,500 seat venue … [Read more...] about Drones for Disinfection: State Farm Arena, Home of Atlanta Hawks, Brings Lucid Drone Tech to the Game
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Insurers Reap Safety Benefits from Drone Technology
As part of DRONELIFE’s participation in the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, DRONELIFE will feature stories according to the themes outlined. Today, we focus on the drone industry’s contribution to insurance and other business safety arenas. In the insurance world, a culture of safety represents the difference between profits and bankruptcy for major companies. It … [Read more...] about Insurers Reap Safety Benefits from Drone Technology
State Farm Granted First National FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights
American insurance giant State Farm is flying into uncharted skies today after the company received the first-ever national drone-flight waiver granted to a corporation by the FAA. The waiver will allow State Farm to fly drones over people and beyond visual line of sight through November 2022. Last year, the FAA granted a similar – albeit temporary – waiver to deploy UAS … [Read more...] about State Farm Granted First National FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights
State Farm Gets FAA Waiver for BVLOS Flight and Flight Over People to Aid Hurricane Victims
It's become clear that drones are a critical tool for Hurricane response - not just during the storm, but immediately after. The FAA has granted major insurer State Farm permission to fly drones over people and Beyond Visual Line of Sight ("BVLOS") in four states. The waiver will allow the company to use drones to assess damage and provide faster claims processing for victims … [Read more...] about State Farm Gets FAA Waiver for BVLOS Flight and Flight Over People to Aid Hurricane Victims
The Unknown Future of Drone Technology
(Source: 41466.com) In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced to the world that the online retailer would begin to develop a “drone-to-door” delivery service for its loyal customers. Dubbed Amazon Prime Air, the system would deliver packages directly to your doorstep in just 30 minutes after an order is placed, setting a new and higher bar for “fast delivery.” However, … [Read more...] about The Unknown Future of Drone Technology
