By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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SESAR launches UAM U-Space large demonstrator projects
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has signed off in the last week a new portfolio of very large-scale demonstrations aimed at making aviation smarter and
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‘Drone highways above public rights of way would jump-start the industry’ says Mercatus study
Researchers at Mercatus, part of the George Mason University in the USA, believe a federal-state agreement to create aerial corridors directly above public roads, creating
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DDC announces proposal “to integrate AI into its drones”
By Chris Stonor Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has provided an update on its proposal to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its drones, reports a company
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SESAR launches large scale CORUS-XUAM demonstration project: first target – city airspace
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK will host a series of large-scale live demonstrations on urban air mobility, as part of CORUS-XUAM
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Airspace of the Future consortium aims to integrate drone services within the wider UK transport ecosystem – Future Flight Challenge
The Airspace of the Future (AoF) consortium is made up of nine UK organisations – Altitude Angel, Thales, Cranfield University, Cranfield Airport Operations, Inmarsat, Ocado
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Huawei patents new drone control system that uses AI
By Chris Stonor The technological giant, Huawei, is turning its eye more and more to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and recently patented a product with
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Australia trials “traffic control system” for drones
By Chris Stonor Australia is testing a “traffic control system” for drones, reports coverdrone.com. Geelong, in the State of Victoria, has successfully completed a trial of
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D3 Technologies plans pilot urban air mobility platform in 2021 following seed funding announcement
Munich-based Urban Air Mobility (UAM) start-up D3 Technologies has announced the completion of its seed II funding round. Mobility players such as Vector Venture Capital
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Indro Robotics collaborates with Rogers Telecoms and UBC to explore 5G applications for drones
By Chris Stonor InDro Robotics (IDR), a Canadian drone start-up based in British Columbia, is collaborating with telecommunications giant Rogers along with the University of
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