Autonomous
World’s Smallest Autonomous Racing Drone
June 7, 2019MAVLab TU Delft reports the world’s first smallest autonomous racing drone created by scientists. The Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab) of TU Delft aims is to make light-weight and cheap autonomous racing...
News
Volocopter Publishes Paper on Urban Air Mobility
June 6, 2019Volocopter has published a white paper authored by Jan-Hendrik Boelens, CTO of Volocopter. The paper titled, ‘“Pioneering the Urban Air Taxi Revolution,” discusses current challenges associated with developing, certifying and launching air...
Defense
Insitu to Scale Back Workforce
June 6, 2019Boeing drone unit Insitu, has announced an impending cut in its workforce by about 200 people in the Columbia River Gorge facility, due to competitive pressures and a falloff in business. Without...
Drone Delivery
Air Canada to Help Drone Delivery Canada Market Services
June 6, 2019Canada’s nascent drone industry has got a boost with a commercial agreement between Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Air Canada. The partnership involves Air Canada’s cargo unit marketing and selling the drone...
Defense
IAI Unveils New T-Heron Drone
June 6, 2019Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a smaller version of its Heron drone / unmanned air vehicle (UAV), which has been specifically designed for deployment by mechanised forces in the field without...