FAA Approves State Farm’s Use of Drones to Assess Hurricane Damage
State Farm is the first insurance company to get FAA approval to assess hurricane damage through long-distance drone flights in populated areas.
State Farm is the first insurance company to get FAA approval to assess hurricane damage through long-distance drone flights in populated areas.
The Australian company may have just shot ahead of its competition in the nascent anti-drone tech industry.
The Deutsche Telekom, UAV company Microdrones, and the German air traffic controller worked in tandem.
Cape's telepresence drones will now routinely aid the police department for up to 10 hours per day.
A rogue drone encroached on Heathrow Airport airspace on Tuesday, resulting in an intended $6.4 million investment in counter-drone technology.
Kespry provides the aerial intelligence platform while DJI provides the UAVs.
The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu will soon get commercial drone help to bring vaccines and medical supplies to its islands.
A previous version test-flown in September managed to remain afloat for five hours, with the latest flight indicating months-long capabilities.
Numerous drones can now simultaneously navigate forests without GPS, fuse their collected maps together, and improve search and rescue missions.
People are willing to race anything nowadays, and we're okay with that.
Emesent uses off-the-shelf DJI drones fitted with LIDAR sensors and enough computing power to autonomously navigate and map underground mines.
Fifteen-year-old Rudi Browning from Australia won $24,000 after mastering the complicated, neon-lit course.
The FAA estimates that 700,000 commercial drones will be delivering packages and aiding in rescue missions by 2022.
This futuristic method can help to keep UAVs in the air for longer while also re-filling their power sources.
Cybersecurity firm Check Point notified DJI of the flaw, which could've allowed hackers to commandeer a drone and access private user data in March.
The group of scientists and engineers conducted a four-day workshop to provide local scientists with the drone, imaging, and mapping tools they need.
Hoversurf showed its rideable drone off in Dubai last October, and now, police are actively training to operate them for routine use.
Once a humble Google project, the since graduated company has come a long way. It's preparing for full-time drone deliveries in Australia's suburbs.
Japan Post Co. said the drone will be used six days a month for now and stated its intentions of delivering to rural areas and islands in the future.
Researchers found no damage to the organ in 14 successful test flights.