U.S. aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor copter capable of carrying a 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) package, is safe and reliable. Winning regulatory approval for aeronautical… Continue reading FAA Approves Design of First Aerial Delivery Drone
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California Drone Startup Aims to Monitor Social Distancing and Face Masks
Airspace Systems, a California startup company that makes drones that can hunt down and capture other drones, on Thursday released new software for monitoring social distancing and face-mask wearing from the air. The software analyzes video streams captured by drones and can identify when people are standing close together or points where people gather in… Continue reading California Drone Startup Aims to Monitor Social Distancing and Face Masks
Google Wins First FAA Approval for Regular Drone Delivery of Consumer Items
Alphabet Inc.’s Wing Aviation unit has received the first U.S. authorization to operate a fleet of unmanned aircraft for consumer-goods deliveries, a move that could jump-start various companies’ commercial drone services nationwide. The Federal Aviation Administration’s decision represents a regulatory coup for Wing in a budding, fiercely competitive industry. Amazon.com Inc. and other companies are… Continue reading Google Wins First FAA Approval for Regular Drone Delivery of Consumer Items