Public perception of drone delivery has, until now, been relatively poor. Studies in the U.K. and elsewhere have indicated that at best roughly half of people living in communities surveyed didn't see the point. That's because they'd never seen or received a drone delivery, apparently. New research from Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), a … [Read more...] about Public Perception of Drone Delivery: New Research from Virginia Tech Reveals What People Really Think
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What Happens When a Drone Crashes into a Windshield?
Researchers at Virginia Tech University, working with State Farm insurance and ParaZero drone safety systems, have finally answered the question of what happens when a drone crashes into a windshield. Data gathered in the study resulted in State Farm® receiving an FAA waiver to fly over moving vehicles as of the end of 2019, prior to the release of the FAA rule for flight … [Read more...] about What Happens When a Drone Crashes into a Windshield?
Multi-million Dollar Grant Will Fund Virginia Unmanned Systems Project
Virginia’s government drone initiative just got fueled by a $1.5 million grant to develop a research institute dedicated to autonomous systems. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the grant in a press release last week. The grant stems from the Virginia Research Investment Fund in what Northam says is second-round funding. The three-year grant will fund the Commonwealth Center … [Read more...] about Multi-million Dollar Grant Will Fund Virginia Unmanned Systems Project
A New Phase of UTM Testing is Underway – Here’s Why This One is Different
Here at DRONELIFE we've had a major advantage in making sense of NASA's unmanned traffic management (UTM) testing and what it means for drone operators everywhere: we've got Amit Ganjoo of ANRA Technologies' phone number. A major player in both UTM and drone operations management, ANRA's been a big part of the UTM project since the beginning; and Amit has been generous with … [Read more...] about A New Phase of UTM Testing is Underway – Here’s Why This One is Different
Virginia Tech Team Goes to Malawi to Collaborate on Building and Flying Drones on the UNICEF Corridor
The UNICEF drone testing corridor has generated major interest from research teams who want to use the corridor to test ideas in bringing drone technology to developing countries. Virginia Tech reports that their research team has designed a drone that could be built by Malawians and flown for medical delivery in a "low resource environment." Virginia Tech's mechanical … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Team Goes to Malawi to Collaborate on Building and Flying Drones on the UNICEF Corridor
