drones

Chinese Internet company JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) is using drones to deliver goods to customers in China at a time when the country is virtually shut down to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Apart from mobilizing resources to provide immediate support for anti-virus fight, the...

The Federal Aviation Administration's drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn't want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public...

When United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) last October made its first medical delivery by drone, it may have finally begun what drone advocates have been touting for a decade — a new era when unmanned flights may become just as normal as those in aircraft with pilots. There are a couple of...

EmbraerX, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, and drone startup Elroy Air have agreed to collaborate on developing Elroy's Chaparral, an unmanned, hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft. The announcement came Wednesday at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the latest federal guidance for automated vehicles aimed at integrating the technology into the nation's transportation system. AV 4.0 — Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies, a joint White House and U.S. Department of...

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Until the advent of drones, helicopters were the only option for aerial tasks that required remaining stationary in midair or called for low-flying flexibility not...

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday finally issued a proposed rule requiring nearly all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating in U.S. airspace to broadcast or transmit identification and location information while they are flying. The...

The U.S. aviation regulator has proposed a new rule to identify and track most drones in U.S airspace on Thursday, according to Reuters. What Happened The proposed regulation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would make remote tracking possible for almost all drones. And it would...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has again postponed publishing the much anticipated proposed rulemaking on remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) but hopes to do so before the end of the month. Friday, Dec. 20, was the most recently scheduled date of publication. Late that...

Greece is buying three armed drones from the U.S. and another two from Israel, the country's defense minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said, according to British newspaper the Times. What Happened The Greek minister told the country's parliament that the drones will be used as a defense...

Drone Delivery Canada (TSX-V:FLT) will establish a hub at Edmonton International Airport, which it says will be the first of its kind in the world. DDC announced an agreement with the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority on October 29, saying it would be the first of its kind in the world. ...

The rise of e-commerce and the evolution of consumer expectations has made the last-mile delivery segment a hotbed of innovation, with technology startups envisioning multiple modes of mobility to shorten delivery schedules and maximize delivery efficiency.  The drone delivery concept is gaining...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants feedback from drone operators that could provide drone capability to the agency as it looks to advance its mail delivery fleet. In a request for information filed on September 23, USPS – an independent agency within the federal government that receives no...

AirMap, an airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, has acquired Hangar Technology, an automated drone operations business.  The acquisition, announced on September 23, continues AirMap's strategy of extending airspace management solutions to the broader drone sector and expands...

Earlier this week, Nevada-based company Flirtey unveiled The Eagle drone delivery system, which will help Flirtey further its mission to  "save lives and change lifestyles by making delivery instant for everyone." Flirtey is an independent drone delivery service and made history in 2015 by...