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Swarm of autonomous drones and ground robots cuts off “city hall” in test
DARPA “swarmed” and isolated a mock city hall with autonomous aerial drones and ground-robots, the agency announced. The aim of the exercise was to “establish
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by Michael Willoughby NASA has announced a competition for UAV developers with entry between September 1 and November 1. During the SAND Challenge, contestants will
Read moreEHang to test air taxi service in Guangzhou home
China’s Guangdong news service http://www.newsgd.com/ reports that EHang, the Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company will trial its first air taxi network in
Read moreAutomated 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
Read moreWing “focusing on community impact” – Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, Head of Australian Operations
By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand
Read moreNorth Texas to host Uber Elevate’s first flying taxis in 2023
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
Read moreJapanese electronics manufacturer NEC Corporation unveils prototype VTOL craft – video
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
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