NASA has launched its solicitation for companies to join its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge. According to a NASA press release: “The Grand Challenge aims to improve
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Sanford Health looking into using drones for hospital deliveries
by Michael Willoughby Sanford Health, the US health care provider, is looking into the use of drones for hospital deliveries to quickly and efficiently transport
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California’s Chula Vista police launch 1,000th drone, make 130 arrests
by Michael Willougby Police in California’s Chula Vista city have launched 1,000 drone flights in a year resulting in 130 arrests according to a report
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United States Postal Services seeks industry support to drone delivery programme
The United States Postal Service is investigating the feasibility of utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones as delivery vehicles for mail as an integrated
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Lockheed aims for Demo of autonomous helicopter tech in 2020
by Michael Willoughby Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, plans to conduct a fully autonomous flight of the S-70 helicopter as an optionally manned aircraft by 2020,
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First Japanese commercial food drone delivery takes place
by Michael Willoughby Food delivery operated by drones first became available in a close-in park in central Japanese city Yokosuko during weekends from September 21
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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium UAM market
Porsche and Boeing signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With
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EHang delivers second batch of passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicles – VIDEO
by Michael Willoughby EHang, the autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, today announced it had delivered the second batch of passenger-grade EHang 216 AAVs to customers,
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Cellular-connected drones to deliver life-saving emergency defibrillators following Canadian trial
by Michael Willoughby A trial using 4G LTE cellular connectivity to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of
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Drone organ delivery could form part of Indian industry domination
by Michael Willoughby A report from the World Economic Forum suggests that medical deliveries might help India lead the world in drone technology. As a
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