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The UK’s National Health Service (NHS)is to use Wing’s autonomous drones to fly blood samples between London hospitals in an effort to speed up medical tests. Wing, the drone operator owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been chosen to deliver high-priority samples between Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in south London. Continue reading
BRINC, an American public safety technology developer, has partnered with Skyfire Consulting, an advisor on drone solutions for security and public safety. Together, they aim to establish best practices for agencies implementing drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs in the US. Continue reading
Next-gen aviation startup MightyFly says it’s the first company developing a large, autonomous electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone that’s been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for a flight corridor. Continue reading
A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. And if the new spray drones succeed, one could easily imagine other municipalities across the country embracing drones for graffiti removal in hard-to-reach places. Continue reading
The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, which hosts the 8,848.86 metre-tall Everest, is piloting heavy lifter drones that will bring back garbage from the mighty mountain. Continue reading
In July 2023 I ordered the Autel EVO 2 Pro Enterprise V3 from Amazon. It was on sale @ $500 off for $3,500. It flew perfectly, but I had two issues. Spoke with customer service about it. Continue reading
In a major development for the BMT SPARO project, the British Army’s Futures Directorate has provided funding to build, supply and demonstrate the latest prototype for UK medics who took part in Project CONVERGENCE, the premier US Army experimentation exercise in March. Continue reading
Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, has just become the first company in history to complete one million commercial drone deliveries to customers. If Zipline’s autonomous software was a human pilot, it would have already spent more than 120 years flying in the air. Continue reading