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ISO unveils ‘world’s first’ drone safety standards

December 5, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

The International Organisation for Standardisation has launched what are described as the “world’s first” drone standards.

The regulations are the result of a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public.

The final publication of these new international safety and quality Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is set to have a massive impact on the future growth of the drone industry throughout the world, and, are the product of several years of cooperation and rigorous interrogation from all sectors of society. [Read more…] about ISO unveils ‘world’s first’ drone safety standards

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: air, drone, drones, global, iso, safety, standards, technology

Parrot launches new SDK for its thermal drones

December 3, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Parrot has launched a new SDK Partner program to help both enterprise and start-ups create new applications, software and hardware to seamlessly integrate with Parrot ANAFI and ANAFI Thermal drones.

Parrot’s SDK program currently allows developers to create their own iOS and Android applications and service programs for ANAFI and ANAFI Thermal drones.

Now, industry partners will gain access to both hardware and software support, along with go-to-market strategy support to business partners across the globe. [Read more…] about Parrot launches new SDK for its thermal drones

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: airspace, anafi, control, controls, create, drone, drones, enterprise, hardware, industry, kittyhawk, parrot, partner, partners, platform, program, sdk, support, thermal

John Deere showcases autonomous electric tractor and other new tech

November 19, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

John Deere, probably the largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world, has been showcasing a new autonomous tractor and other new technology at the ongoing Agritechnica event.

In a new exhibition concept at this year’s Agritechnica, Deere is demonstrating its leading position in precision agriculture in the Future Technology Zone.

Nine different product developments and research projects in the fields of electrification, autonomy through automation and artificial intelligence show how agriculture could work even more sustainably and productively in the future. [Read more…] about John Deere showcases autonomous electric tractor and other new tech

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: agritechnica, application, artificial, automatically, autonomous, battery, cab, charge, concept, costs, crop, deere, drive, drone, electric, equipped, fully, future, ground, intelligence, john, large, low, operating, pesticides, power, reduce, spray, sprayer, technology, tractor

UPS attains FAA’s first full approval for drone airline

October 9, 2019 by David Edwards

UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward says it has received the US government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline.

The company will initially expand its drone delivery service further to support hospital campuses around the country, and to provide solutions for customers beyond those in the healthcare industry.

UPS Flight Forward plans in the future to transport a variety of items for customers in many industries, and regularly fly drones beyond the operators’ visual line of sight. [Read more…] about UPS attains FAA’s first full approval for drone airline

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: build, certificate, certification, company, customers, delivery, drone, drones, expand, faa, flight, fly, forward, future, government, healthcare, operations, pilot, service, services, sight, standard, unmanned, visual

FedEx to test Wing Aviation drone for Walgreens deliveries

September 27, 2019 by David Edwards

Wing Aviation, an Alphabet company, is collaborating with FedEx and pharmaceuticals retailer Walgreens to launch a first-of-its-kind drone delivery service in Christiansburg, Virginia next month.

The pilot program will demonstrate the many benefits of drone delivery to communities by exploring methods to enhance last-mile delivery service, improve access to health care products, and create a new avenue of growth for local businesses.

Drone delivery in the United States has historically been limited to small-scale demonstrations on designated test sites, or extremely short flights along pre-planned, fixed routes – all within the visual line of sight of the drone operator. [Read more…] about FedEx to test Wing Aviation drone for Walgreens deliveries

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: air, aviation, christiansburg, convenience, customers, delivery, drone, fedex, local, pilot, products, program, service, virginia, walgreens, wing

Drones expected to grow to $100 billion market as they take off in commercial and industrial sectors while delivery market beckons

July 23, 2019 by David Edwards

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), more commonly referred to as drones, have been in the public eye for well over this decade and a hype cycle developed around its applications for the consumer and commercial space.

The high-profile failure of major drone manufacturers and software providers, such as US firm Airware in 2018, somewhat tempered initial enthusiasm, causing early projections from industry organizations such as the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) to look overly optimistic.

However, according to a new report from global tech market advisory, ABI Research, commercial drone usage, especially in the industrial space, will be a source of accelerating growth throughout the next decade with $101 billion in revenue being created annually by 2030 across the commercial, military, civil, and consumer sectors. [Read more…] about Drones expected to grow to $100 billion market as they take off in commercial and industrial sectors while delivery market beckons

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: aerial, commercial, consumer, delivery, drone, drones, industrial, management, market, services, space, suas, unmanned, whitton

Seat and Grupo Sesé launch a parts delivery service using drones

July 17, 2019 by Anna

The Seat factory in Martorell is the first Spanish plant to receive components via drone delivery. In collaboration with Grupo Sesé, the Spanish carmaker has a pioneering service connecting Sesé’s logistics centre in Abrera with the Seat factory using drones.

The first parts delivery service between two production plants in Spain by drone will deliver steering wheels and airbags to the Seat assembly lines.

The pilot project is being carried out under the supervision of the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA) and will go forward in an experimental phase with several flights per day.

[Read more…] about Seat and Grupo Sesé launch a parts delivery service using drones

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: addition, chain, delivery, dr, drone, drones, efficiency, facilities, factory, flexibility, industry, innovation, logistics, parts, process, production, seat, service, sese, smart, spanish, supply, time, tools, transformation, truck, vollmer

DJI uses Ubuntu in drone computer

July 5, 2019 by Anna

Ubuntu, the most popular Linux operating system for the Internet of Things, is now available on the Manifold 2, a high-performance embedded computer offered by drone manufacturer, DJI.

The Manifold 2 is designed to fit onto DJI’s drone platforms via the onboard SDK and enables developers to transform aerial platforms into truly smarter drones, performing complex computing tasks and advanced image processing, which in-turn creates rapid flexibility for enterprise usage.

As part of the offering, the Manifold 2 is planning to feature snaps. Snaps are containerised software packages, designed to work perfectly across cloud, desktop, and IoT devices – with this the first instance of the technology’s availability on drones.

[Read more…] about DJI uses Ubuntu in drone computer

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: computer, data, designed, developers, dji, drone, drones, enterprises, feature, field, flexibility, flight, functionality, linux, manifold, manifold 2, matrice, platforms, snaps, support, ubuntu, work

DHL launches last-mile drone delivery service in China

May 16, 2019 by Mai Tao

DHL Express has partnered with autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang to jointly launch a fully automated and intelligent smart drone delivery solution to tackle the last-mile delivery challenges in the urban areas of China.

The launch ceremony was held today at the EHang Command and Control Center in Guangzhou, with the attendance of senior executives from both companies.

This cutting-edge solution takes its inaugural flight for a DHL customer, making DHL the first international express company to provide such a service in China.

[Read more…] about DHL launches last-mile drone delivery service in China

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: areas, china, customer, delivery, dhl, drone, ehang, express, flight, greater, innovative, intelligent, launch, logistics, service, smart, solution, urban

UPS Foundation supports Ghana’s vaccine drone delivery network

May 3, 2019 by Anna

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have announced support for the expansion of a medical drone network into Ghana.

Zipline, a California-based automated logistics company, will use drones to make on-demand, emergency deliveries of 148 high priority products including emergency and routine vaccines, blood products and life-saving medications.

The service will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from four distribution centres – each equipped with 30 drones – and deliver to over 2,000 health facilities serving 12 million people across the country.

[Read more…] about UPS Foundation supports Ghana’s vaccine drone delivery network

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