Tag Archives: unmanned aerial vehicles

Hidden Level, Uber Elevate to Collaborate on Airspace Monitoring

Hidden Level, a venture-backed company specializing in low altitude airspace monitoring, announced a collaboration with Uber Elevate. Together the companies aim to advance the safety of urban air mobility operations in the U.S. national airspace system. Continue reading →

Air Base Environmental Program Uses UAS Technology

What began as a project to improve land surveying, floodplain mapping, vegetation classification and endangered species management at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis has become a revolutionary innovation that could save the Air Force millions of dollars and countless hours of labor. Continue reading →

Emesent Launches Autonomous BVLOS Underground Drone Flight

Emesent, an Australian drone autonomy company, announced a major breakthrough in the journey to fully autonomous flight systems, with the launch of Autonomy Level 2 (AL2) for Hovermap, the world’s first plug-and-play payload for industrial drones that provides autonomous beyond line of sight, GPS-denied flight. Continue reading →

EHang Performs Aerial Sightseeing Trips in East China

EHang Holdings Limited announced that it has conducted aerial sightseeing trial flights in Yantai, a coastal city in East China. An EHang 216 took four passengers to the air for aerial sightseeing trips over the sea around the beautiful Fisherman’s Wharf in Yantai city, one of the many AAAA national tourist attraction locations throughout China. Continue reading →

Flirtey Granted New Patent for Safety of Drone Delivery

Flirtey Eagle

Flirtey has announced that it has been granted a new patent critical to the safety of drone delivery. This granted patent describes safety-enhancing technologies such as landing a drone safely in the event of failure by using a parachute and steering the drone towards a safe location. Continue reading →