Aerospace giant Bell has announced that the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT 70) has completed successful test flights. Bell’s APT 70 is part of a new electronic vertical take-off and lan... Read more
DJI has today announced plans to launch an Unmanned Aerial Systems Training Center (UTC) program across North America. The Chinese industry leader is partnering with industrial UAV experts R... Read more
A few days after restricting civilian drone flights over regions in southeastern Texas slammed by Hurricane Harvey, the FAA is now allowing limited flights pending specific authorization by... Read more
The University of Texas is partnering with an Indian drone-software company to improve power-line inspections. Working with UT’s IC2 Institute, regional utility Austin Energy recently tested... Read more
According to a recent Interdrone white paper, “of the total global spending over the next five years on drones in the commercial market, about $11.2 billion will be generated by the construc... Read more
An unknown pundit once quipped: “The Universe gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did over the weekend.” Whether or not that’s true, DRONELIFE readers can at least look forward to... Read more
While American lawmakers ignite increasingly combustible debates about drone regulations, firefighters across the U.S. are quietly adapting UAV technology in unique ways to save lives. Texas... Read more
The love affair between American law enforcement and drone adoption continues to hover over news headlines. It’s once again time for a DRONELIFE police drone round up (past articles can be... Read more
Texas has been sued over state drone regulations that the plaintiff says appear to be racially discriminatory. The Washington Times reports that Laredo resident Manuel R. Flores sued the st... Read more
While a Texas police agency mulls over the use of drones, other law-enforcement agencies across the world are already ramping up UAV deployment to make their streets safer. In other words, i... Read more
It’s been an active week for police drone deployment as law-enforcement drones find a sweet home at an historic Alabama festival while police in Texas count on UAVs to make sure the girls (a... Read more
(Source: dronezbuzz.com) When aid workers arrived after Typhoon Haiyan hit Southeast Asia in 2013, they brought something new to help the areas battered by rain and gale force winds: unman... Read more
A Texas UAV company is looking to the power of the sun to fuel a new roof-raising business model. Using the latest drones, cameras and precise-measurement software, HoverStat hopes to expand... Read more
(Source: USA Today) That buzz heard hovering over the Sunnyside neighborhood in south Houston are drones on a mission. “It’s another amazing tool,” said Tom McPhee, execu... Read more