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Zipline is rapidly expanding it’s commercial drone delivery services in the U.S., partnering with healthcare organizations. Their newest partnership will bring medical drone delivery to the state of Washington. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Zipline – Continues – To – Expand – Medical – Drone – […] The post Zipline Continues to Expand US Medical Drone Delivery Services: Washington State appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 15. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – July – […] The post Drone News of the Week July 15: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dedrone Closes $30M in Oversubscribed Series C-1 Financing Round by Ian M Crosby Today, smart airspace security leader Dedrone announced its closing of $30 million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Dedrone – Funding – 30 – Million – Series – C-for – Airspace – Security The […] The post Dedrone Funding: Oversubscribed $30 Million Series C Round for Airspace Security appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volocopter Opens First Public VoloCity Exhibition in Asia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announced a partnership with Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) for the launch of a VoloCity public exhibition featuring free guided tours. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Volocopter – Opens – […] The post Volocopter Opens First VoloCity Exhibition: Air Taxis of the Future appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Welcome to WonderLand, as Wonder Robotics Launches Autonomous Drone Solution with $4M Seed Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone autonomous flight and landing specialist Wonder Robotics has announced the closing of $4 million in a seed round led by Elron Ventures alongside Besadno Investment Group. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post Welcome to WonderLand: Wonder Robotics Scores Seed Funding for Drone Equipment that Clears the Way for Landing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Accucode on Dawn of Drones this week, July 12 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Kevin Price, the CEO and Founder of Accucode, leaders in disruptive technology and custom outside-the-box solutions to solve the toughest challenges, as we continue “Innovation” Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast! […] The post Accucode on Dawn of Drones This Week: Innovative Technology Solutions for the Drone and AAM Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AIR’s Personal Transport eVTOL Aircraft Completes First Hover Test by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On June 21st, consumer eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR successfully completed the first hover test of its AIR ONE aircraft following the acquisition of its airworthiness certificate. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Make […] The post Make Room in the Garage: AIR ONE Personal eVTOL Successfully Completes Hover Test appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Japan’s HexaMedia has completed a survey of a live volcano, using a drone. The volcanic survey was sponsored by the Japan Meteorological Agency as part of a larger disaster mitigation program. This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Japans – HexaMedia – […] The post Volcanic Survey by Drone: HexaMedia Completes Mission in Japan 2,500m Above Sea Level appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

President Biden has appointed Phil Washington to be the new FAA Administrator. If approved by the Senate, Washington will step into the position vacated by Steve Dickson at the end of March, roughly halfway through his term. An Army veteran, Washington is currently CEO of Denver International Airport. Before his current position, Washingto held the […] The post New FAA Administrator: Biden Taps Airport Executive Phil Washington appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Partner for Cooperative/Noncooperative Detection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics have announced a partnership in order to establish a turnkey solution for cooperative and noncooperative detection that will integrate detection systems from the two companies. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Iris – […] The post Detecting Cooperative and Noncooperative Drones: Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Partner appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

PX4 is an open source flight control software for drones and other uncrewed vehicles, hosted by Dronecode, a Linux Foundation non-profit. The project provides a flexible set of tools for drone developers to share technologies to create tailored solutions for drone applications. Annually, the Dronecode Foundation hosts the PX4 Developer Summit, a flagship conference for […] The post Dronecode and the PX4 Open Source Drone Platform: Users Discuss the Benefits of Open Source, and What they Need Next appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 8. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – July – […] The post Drone News of the Week July 8: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Spright chooses Elsight’s Halo to ensure connectivity on manned and unmanned platforms. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Spright – Chooses – Halo – For – Drone – Connectivity Spright, an Air Methods subsidiary, is performing critical missions in North America, providing emergency medical services to more than 100,000 patients across 48 states. […] The post Spright Chooses Elsight’s Halo to Ensure Connectivity for Critical Missions appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dominion Energy Obtains Waiver for Operation of Skydio Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, Dominion Energy and Skydio announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the energy company an approval to operate Skydio drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for the inspection of power generation facilities in seven states. […] The post Dominion Energy, Skydio Drones: BVLOS Waiver for Power Generation Facility Inspection appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Beyond Drone Data: Optelos on How Digital Twins and Immersive Data Visualizations are Transforming Business Optelos is a respected name in the drone industry: but drones have never been their only focus. The company understood “it’s not the drone, it’s the data,” long before that phrase became a theme in the commercial drone industry. Continue […] The post Optelos on Digital Twins and Immersive Data Visualizations: Beyond Drone Data appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Censys Technologies Raises Over $8M in Series A Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Remote sensing solutions provider Censys Technologies has announced the closing of its Series A Funding Round, which saw the acquisition of $8.3 million in a round that was oversubscribed and only expected to raise $8 million. The round […] The post Censys Funding: Over $8 Million in Series A for BVLOS Fixed Wing Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

American Robotics Announces Intent to Acquire Airobotics by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Ondas Holdings Inc., the parent company of Ondas Networks and American Robotics, announced that it has signed a term sheet to acquire leading Israeli unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developer Airobotics. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · American – Robotics – […] The post American Robotics to Acquire Airobotics, Autonomous Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Recently, some DRONELIFE articles have had a tag line: [Company name] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous vehicles (AV). AdvisorShares is a DRONELIFE […] The post How to Invest in the Drone Industry Now: Diving in to the UAV ETF appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Class G Inc on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday July 6 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below! Join Dawn and special guest Jason Crist, CEO and Founder of Class G Inc. our sponsor-of-the-month, as we kick off July and our “Innovation Month” 4-week series on the Dawn of Drones podcast. Avigation rights are one […] The post Class G Inc. on Dawn of Drones This Week! Air Tolling, Avigation, and More appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

NASA Partners with DRONERESPONDERS by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby NASA has announced the formation of a partnership with DRONERESPONDERS for the research and development of automated safety processes and procedures that will allow for highly automated aviation response in the national airspace. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · NASA – Partners – […] The post NASA Partners with DRONERESPONDERS to Develop Systems for Automated Flight in Emergency Response Ops appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Everdrone Expands Life Saving Drone System to Denmark by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Everdrone is expanding its life saving drone services to Denmark following its successful implementation within Sweden. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Everdrone – Emergency – Medical – Drones – Fly – In – Denmark Everdrone’s emergency medical drones […] The post Everdrone Emergency Medical Drones Fly in Denmark appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

SimActive and Phase One IIQ Announce Integration in Correlator 3D Version 9.2 SimActive Inc.’s Correlator 3D photogrammetry software is designed for large mapping projects. Phase One, a pioneer of digital imaging sensors and airborne systems, are a leading tool for data capture. Now, SimActive and Phase One have partnered on Correlator3D Version 9.2 to offer […] The post SimActive and Phase One IIQ Integration: Faster Processing, Easier Data Management appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 1. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – July – […] The post Drone News of the Week July 1: DRONELIFE Headlines All in One Place, Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skypersonic Remote Operations: Inspecting an Industrial Plant with Drone Piloted from Across the Atlantic Ocean Via Cellphone Connection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic […] The post Operating a Drone Across the Ocean, with Only a Standard Cellphone Connection: Skypersonic Demonstrates it Can Be Done appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Industry Experts Speak – What Will It Take to Make BVLOS A Reality, Enabling Drones in the Oil and Gas Industry and Beyond? By: Dawn Zoldi Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Industry – Experts – On – BVLOS – Flight – Enabling – Drones – In – Oil – And – Gas More […] The post Enabling Drones in Oil and Gas: What Will it Take to Make BVLOS a Reality? Industry Experts Speak appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article