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The Drone Racing League Partners With Lockheed Martin for AI-Centric Drone Competition
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The Drone Racing League Partners With Lockheed Martin for AI-Centric Drone Competition

The DRL's new Lockheed Martin AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge will test AI-infused drones against professionally piloted UAVs.

Flytrex Launches Aerial Food Delivery by Drone in North Dakota
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Flytrex Launches Aerial Food Delivery by Drone in North Dakota

Flytrex launched the world's first autonomous drone delivery system in Iceland last year and it's now testing its UAV deliveries in North Dakota.

Drone Consortium Safir to Increase Efforts to Facilitate European Drone Law Legislation
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Drone Consortium Safir to Increase Efforts to Facilitate European Drone Law Legislation

Safir members include Amazon Prime Air, UTM developer Unifly, and medical supply drone delivery company Helicus.

These Tech Companies Are Partnering to Bolster Aerial Property Inspection During Hurricane Season
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These Tech Companies Are Partnering to Bolster Aerial Property Inspection During Hurricane Season

Analytics firm Geomni will collaborate with DroneBase, the world's largest drone operations company, to provide rapid aerial property inspections.

American Airlines Lauds DJI’s Mavic 2 Enterprise for Drastically Improving Plane Inspections
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American Airlines Lauds DJI’s Mavic 2 Enterprise for Drastically Improving Plane Inspections

The idea was proposed by an airline employee and a prototype has since been completed.

Honda Is So Short-Staffed That It’s Sending Accountants and Office Clerks to the Assembly Line
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Honda Is So Short-Staffed That It’s Sending Accountants and Office Clerks to the Assembly Line

Your new NSX could be assembled by Honda's tax guy.

India Startup Air Aid Launches ‘Bloodstream’ Project to Deliver Medicine via Drone
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India Startup Air Aid Launches ‘Bloodstream’ Project to Deliver Medicine via Drone

Three savvy Indian friends founded medical drone delivery business Air Aid, with hopes to expand in 2019.

The ABI Zero Drone Uses Computer Vision to Map Large Indoor Environments
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The ABI Zero Drone Uses Computer Vision to Map Large Indoor Environments

The autonomous inspection drone provides accurate mapping data while relaying that data in real time.

Skydio Releases Software Development Kit for Its AI-Infused, 4K-Capable Drone
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Skydio Releases Software Development Kit for Its AI-Infused, 4K-Capable Drone

The Skydio Autonomy Platform aims to give developers AI and machine learning tools to build on the already strong features of the R1 hobby UAV.

Underwater Drones Study Hurricane Florence
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Underwater Drones Study Hurricane Florence

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography uses ROVs to assess water heat, density, and salinity providing data for accurate hurricane models.

Tobacco-Smuggling Drone Found by Ukraine Border Patrol Reveals Region’s Black Market
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Tobacco-Smuggling Drone Found by Ukraine Border Patrol Reveals Region’s Black Market

Drone smuggling in Ukraine is a seemingly common occurrence, with quadcopters and biplanes getting tobacco and other contraband out of the country.

Australian Telecom Telstra Demonstrates Cell Network and Drones for Disaster Recovery
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Australian Telecom Telstra Demonstrates Cell Network and Drones for Disaster Recovery

Telstra has successfully operated a fleet of drones through its 4GX cellular network with ambitions of scaling up once 5G is standardized.

Drone Delivery Company Conducts City of Reno’s First FAA-Approved Multi-Drone Flight
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Drone Delivery Company Conducts City of Reno’s First FAA-Approved Multi-Drone Flight

Flirtey made use of a UAV fleet to ship defibrillators in the Nevada town on Wednesday.

Xcel Energy Is First US Utility Company to Conduct Inspections via BVLOS Drone Flights
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Xcel Energy Is First US Utility Company to Conduct Inspections via BVLOS Drone Flights

Colorado's largest utility company garnered FAA approval to conduct beyond visual line of sight flights in April and implemented its usage Wednesday.

NFL Security Official Supports Bill Allowing Feds to Track, Seize, Destroy Drones
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NFL Security Official Supports Bill Allowing Feds to Track, Seize, Destroy Drones

The league's senior VP of security officially came out in support of the bill.

DroneTracker Can Now Detect and Protect You From Drone Swarms
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DroneTracker Can Now Detect and Protect You From Drone Swarms

DroneTracker 3.5 can now detect multiple UAVs operating as a swarm of drones. In the future, that'll come in more handy than you know.

UberEats Wants to Deliver Your Meal via Drone by 2021
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UberEats Wants to Deliver Your Meal via Drone by 2021

Uber's careers website tipped its hand with a listing for an operations executive opening to get delivery drones in the air soon.

Aviation Authority Says Drone’s Near-Miss With Virgin Atlantic Flight Was Closest Ever
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Aviation Authority Says Drone’s Near-Miss With Virgin Atlantic Flight Was Closest Ever

The U.K. Airprox Board found the distance between the airplane and a UAV was 10 feet.

Underwater Drone Company Aquabotix Granted Explosives License by ATF
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Underwater Drone Company Aquabotix Granted Explosives License by ATF

The company will deploy underwater UAVs to detonate underwater mines instead of risking divers' lives.

Here’s Your First Glimpse at the Lordstown Motors Endurance Electric Truck Actually Moving
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Here’s Your First Glimpse at the Lordstown Motors Endurance Electric Truck Actually Moving

It might not be bulletproof or have Tank Turn, but it looks capable nonetheless.