By Chris Stonor A recent Nanyang Technological University (NTU) study, discovered that the Singapore public are more accepting of drones flying over recreation or industrial
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Category: Research
UK: South West gains government grant funding to investigate feasibility of electric air taxis
By Chris Stonor The South West of England has been awarded a Government grant to investigate the feasibility of using electric air taxis across the
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Paris urban air mobility consortium announces industry partners
By Chris Stonor To create an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem around the Paris region, the RATP Group, Groupe ADP and Choose Paris Region, launched
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Major drone issue to resolve: U.S. University explores how to reduce “whiny noise”
By Chris Stonor Time and time again when the public is asked their view on delivery drones, three concerns are always cited. Privacy, collisions and…
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Leonardo begins new phase of drone contest in coming months
By Chris Stonor Aerospace and defence company, Leonardo, begins its next drone technology innovation contest during the spring with teams from six Italian universities, reports aerospacetestinginternational.com.
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DronePrep obtains UKP30k funding to develop software for drone operators
By Chris Stonor DronePrep has been in the news a lot this year and the latest announcement is for securing UKP30,000 funding to develop software
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Flying Forward 2020 officially launches
By Chris Stonor The official launch of the Flying Forward 2020 (FF2020) – a research project funded by the European Commission and Innovation and Networks
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U.S Army and University of Illinois develop autonomous drone tech
The U.S Army has enlisted the assistance of the University of Illinois, Chicago for an USD8 million, four-year project, where the partnership aim to innovate
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Rolls-Royce finalises ground-testing of technology set to power “the world’s fastest all-electric plane”
Rolls-Royce has finalised trialling its ground-breaking technology that will power “the world’s fastest all-electric plane”, reports a company press release this week. The technology has
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Honeywell discloses “next generation avionics lab” for UAS and UAM systems
A new Honeywell R&D laboratory, resembling a conceptual UAM vehicle flight deck with actual hardware, is demonstrating the company’s technological capabilities within the unmanned aerial
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