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Automated MK27 delivery drones will be as safe as human control, claims Amazon
by Michael Willoughby Amazon Prime Air’s autonomous drones will include a “fail-safe design architecture” equal to human control – and humans will not be able
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by Michael Willoughby Uber Elevate has selected North Texas to be the site of its first flying taxi service in 2023 the company announced at
Read moreOctober summit for first responder drone operators announced
A summit for first responder drone-operators will take place on October 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting, part of the 2019 Commercial UAV Expo
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Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC Corporation unveiled a prototype vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft that stayed in the air for almost a minute during a
Read moreWing to trial drone delivery service in Queensland, Australia
Wing will trial a drone delivery service in Queensland carrying items such as bread, coffee and food to consumers, the company announced on Medium. The
Read moreDrones will dominate last mile deliveries, says new study
Drone delivery is set to beat out other autonomous last mile options in the race to revolutionise how we get our hands on food and
Read moreAlaska University completes first UASIPP BVLOS test flight without observers
University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted its first Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flight without ground observers on 31 July 2019 under the US Department
Read moreDrones to monitor traffic violations in Spain
Spanish police are using drones to fine people committing traffic violations, national paper El Pais reports. At the start of August, the Directorate General of
Read moreSEAT employs drones to slash car-part delivery times
SEAT is trialling receiving car components by drone and shaving 75 minutes off the traditional hour and a half delivery time, the carmaker announced in
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