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DroNet uses deep machine learning for autonomous flight, a labor union takes a stand on package delivery by drone, a tiny radar for sUAS, counter-unmanned aerial systems, and a British drone survey. UAV News AI-Powered Drone Mimics Cars and Bikes to Navigate Through City Streets Researchers have developed a drone that can autonomously fly through the streets of a city. DroNet uses minimal onboard...

Aurora Flight Sciences and PrecisionHawk receive additional funding, some first responders gain permission for BVLOS and night flights, the FCC imposes a civil penalty for communications violations, China is developing a heavy cargo drone, and KFC offers a build-a-drone promotion. UAV News Boeing’s New Drone Subsidiary Purchase Is Already Paying Off The U.S. Air Force awarded Aurora Flight Science...

Drone parachute systems to protect your UAV, state-level drone legislation, UAS disaster response training, large drone swarms and peeping drones, and a new drone registration class action lawsuit against the FAA. UAV News New Harrier Parachute Launcher is Light, Compact, and Easy to Use! Fruity Chutes  announced a new line of drone parachute launchers. The servo-activated Harrier Drone Parac...

Drone news from CES 2018, drones and asymmetrical warfare, situational awareness for sense and avoid from Insitu, a Cargo Air Vehicle prototype from Boeing, and GoPro exits the quadcopter market. UAV News Drones fly over Bellagio fountains during Las Vegas CES Intel Corp. flew 250 light-emitting Shooting Star drones over the Fountains at Bellagio at  CES 2018 . Intel plans a drone show at the...

DARPA Gremlins advance reusable drone technology, North Carolina plans UAS workshops for public safety agencies, Seaglider underwater drones set to explore Antarctic ice shelves, fuel cell propulsion systems will be integrated into the ScanEagle, and medical package delivery drones are successful in Africa. UAV News Air Force Could Test “Flying Aircraft Carriers” as Early as Next Year The U.S. Def...

An Aviation Rulemaking Committee has released their recommendations for identification and tracking of unmanned aircraft, Airbus looks to incorporate some Formula 1 technology into their Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite, a proposal is submitted to send a multirotor drone to one of Saturn’s moons, a drone quickly finds a missing man, and the FAA prohibits drone flights over certain facilities....

Airways and AirMap partner on a three-month trial of a UAV traffic management (UTM) platform, NTSB issues Aviation Incident Final Report on drone collision with a helicopter, Singapore tests drone strikes on test dummies, recreational drone registration is signed into law, and using drones for law enforcement. UAV News New Zealand to trial drone traffic management system Airways  is New Zeala...

SkyX completes a data collection flight of a Mexican gas pipeline, Terra Drone uses the LTE network for unmanned traffic management, Europe moves toward drone standards, Maine law enforcement employs drones, China uses drones for monitoring forest fires, New Jersey tackles droning while drunk, and Airbus expands its investment in unmanned technology companies. UAV News Canadian drone remotely moni...

A study examines sUAS collisions with manned aircraft, Amazon patents a self-disintegrating drone, Mercedes completes 100 package deliveries by drone, a race that pitted an autonomous drone against a piloted drone, and marine mammals are disturbed by drones. UAV News Researchers Release Report on Drone Airborne Collisions A research team from  ASSURE  {Alliance for System Safety of UAS t...

David and Max take the week off due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. We want to say “thank you!” to all our listeners around the world, as well as to our sponsors. Special thanks to @dronemama for working so hard to produce quality show notes each week. All the best, David and Max

Authority for drone registration would return to the FAA if the National Defense Authorization Act is signed into law. Airbus subsidiary A³ is building full-scale demonstrators of an electric single-seat tilt-rotor VTOL aircraft for a fleet of autonomous self-piloted taxis, LAANC is starting at four airports, AT&T deploys their Cell on Wings, and AOPA holds their first Drone Talk webinar. UAV...

Additional details of the FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program have emerged, with webinars held on that topic by the FAA and others. Also, Boeing’s acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences is complete, NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is expanding its research scope to include Urban Air Mobility, and drone strikes on manned aircraft. UAV News UAS Integration Pilot Program Webinar T...

CNN gets a waiver for a newsgathering drone, DJI offers an electronic license plate for drones and will quiz pilots before first flight, more on the Drone Integration Pilot Program, and drone regulations in India. UAV News CNN gets a first-of-its-kind waiver to fly drones over crowds CNN received a Part 107 waiver from the FAA to fly the  Vantage Robotics  Snap over people as a newsgathe...

President Trump directs the DOT and FAA to launch an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program, a company drops out of the Navy MQ-25A Stingray competition, a long endurance drone flies for five days, and a microbot swims underwater and flies in the air. UAV News President Donald Trump  and  Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announce Innovative Drone Integration Pilot Program In a ...

Interviews from the 2017 Big Drone Show in Toronto, Canada with Tablet-EX-Gear, Gyrfalcon Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Global UAV Technologies, High Eye Aerial Imaging, and UAV Tower Innovations. The Big Drone Show The  Big Drone Show  was held September 27-28, 2017 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and David recorded interviews with a number of exhibitors: Brian Saunders , president...

An Autonomous Air Taxi test flight over Dubai, the SpiderMAV perching drone, Flirtey plans for delivery of emergency defibrillators by drone, using the Insitu ScanEagle to fight wildfires, the Zenmuse X7 professional camera, and drones for traffic management studies. UAV News Volocopter Completes Test Flight Over Dubai The German-designed Volocopter (recently renamed the Autonomous Air Taxi or AAT...

The DJI Matrice 200 Series for enterprise commercial solutions, drone package delivery to your fingertips, new drone flight restrictions, a hybrid drone that spins around a pole, and Boeing’s acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation. UAV News The future of drone delivery Cambridge Consultants  has a drone delivery concept where packages are delivered directly into your hands, no matt...

Interviews with The Sky Guys, Defiant Labs, and the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre at the 2017 Big Drone Show in Toronto, Canada. UAV News Ruling gives FAA more power over drones than local governments Newton, Massachusetts enacted drone rules that included the requirement to register with every municipality you will fly over, and flights over private and city property must be at an altitude of...

The Matternet autonomous drone package delivery network, reasons the drone industry job market is hot, studying the risk of injury when drones strike people, drones and transmission line cable construction, actuator servos and the Aerosonde Mk4.7 sUAS, and a webinar for planning your drone program. UAV News The  first  autonomous drone delivery network will fly above Switzerland starting...

ICAO proposes a global drone registry, a multi-rotor endurance record, a major change at  Drone360  magazine, tracking drones with cellular networks, drone support following Hurricane Irma, and more swarming technology. UAV News U.N. aviation agency to call for global drone registry The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) proposed a global database of drone owners. The datab...

Using drones for disaster relief, a new marketplace for used drones, a drone park for a Florida county, unmanned aircraft replacing manned helicopters, bright career prospects for drone pilots, and fighting pollution with gas-sniffing drones. UAV News Amateur Drones Over Houston Endangering Rescue Choppers, Officials Say The Texas Military Department representing the Texas Army National Guard, the...

A bladeless drone wins a design award, women to watch in UAS, drone support for Hurricane Harvey, DJI issues a mandatory firmware update, Customs and Border Protection nabs a drug runner, video gamers as drone pilots, and talking drones from Amazon. UAV News The Dyson of Drones Mexican designer Edgar Herrera has created a concept for a bladeless drone that is a winner in the 2017 Red Dot Design Co...

A new drone racing league takes shape, an unmanned aircraft vehicle traffic management system is planned for Kansas, Northrop Grumman’s MQ-25 drone tanker testbed was spotted, a Phantom landed on an aircraft carrier, DJI responds to issues over data transmission, and drones assist in a rescue mission. UAV News Professional drone racers start new league with six teams and big inaugural event in Eve...

DJI drones come under attack for data transmissions, the U.S. Army responds, military installations get approval to take down drones, a Navy fighter is forced to take evasive action, automated approval to fly in airport airspace, and thrust-assisted perching. UAV News Drone Data Security sUAS News describes the data they say is collected during the flight of a DJI drone, logged into your DJI Go ap...

Max and  @dronemama  visit Smith College and talk to the summer drone class, 3DR and DJI join resources, drones assist with invasive snakes, Farmers Insurance expands the use of UAS, and a drone privacy spat on Twitter. Drone Class at Smith College Max spoke to the  SSEP Drone Class  at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. The class is part of the College’s  Summer...