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NASA’s first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator’s line of sight as businesses look in the future to … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports and Airspace, Drone Operator, Safety, Testing, Traffic Management
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Meals from above: Drone delivery coming to North Carolina
A 50-year-old Triad aviation company, an Israeli start-up and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are preparing to test a program to deliver meals by drone. Rather than arriving at the front door like an order from TakeOut Central or … Continue reading
UPS is launching drones to carry medical samples to their destination in North Carolina in first of its kind delivery system
UPS will leverage drones to deliver medical samples in the first FAA-backed and continuous commercial deployment of drone technology in America. According to UPS, an autonomous drone — Matternet’s M2 quadcopter — will travel between locations at WakeMed’s campus in … Continue reading
NASA Announces Drone Traffic Test Locations
NASA has chosen locations in Nevada and Texas to assess the safe use of drones in crowded urban environments. On February 19th, NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project announced where it will test the fourth and final stage … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports and Airspace, Drone Technology, Prototypes and Patents, Safety, Testing
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