Author Archives: Martin Walls
Redding City Council set to review RPD drone policies, protocols
The policies and guidelines made by the Redding Police Department for their drone program will be reviewed by the Redding City Council Tuesday evening, May 15. The ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’, also is known as “UAV”, program was already approved by … Continue reading
Drones could have a big role to play in the future of freight transport
The last few years have seen drones become an increasingly common sight in our skies. Today, they’re piloted by a range of users, from amateur enthusiasts and pizza delivery companies to the military. In Spain, one business wants to use … Continue reading
Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft will be part of government drone pilots, but Amazon was left out
The U.S. Transportation Department’s 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in a wide variety of fields do not include Amazon or China’s DJI, but do involve Alphabet, Qualcomm and Microsoft. Apple is … Continue reading
Hearing focuses on evolving drone technology
… Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt chaired a hearing in Washington Tuesday to sort out some of the issues of an industry that had a $40 million economic footprint in the United States in 2012 and projects to exceed a $31 … Continue reading