Guangzhou-Based Commercial Drone Maker EHang Files for Nasdaq IPO
EHang, one of China’s largest drone makers, has made an application for an initial public offering (IPO) with Nasdaq. The Guangzhou-based...
DJI Flies Under FAA Rules and US-China Tensions
Chinese drone behemoth DJI recently unveiled its latest consumer drone called the Mavic Mini which weighs just 249 grams (0.55 pounds)....
Drone Crash Suspends Service as Safety Parachute Fails to Deploy Correctly
Swiss Post’s drone delivery service has been indefinitely suspended after a drone crashed not far from a group of kindergarten children....
Amazon’s New Prime Air Drone Should be Delivering Packages “within Months”
During the Re:MARS 2019 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon unveiled its latest prototype drone for Prime Air package deliveries to its...
World Wide First Drone Delivery a Donor Kidney for a Transplant in Maryland
On April 19th, a custom-made drone made a 2.8 mile (5 km), 10-minute flight to deliver a human kidney to the University of Maryland...
Google’s Wing Aviation is the First Drone Company to Gain FAA Approval
An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step...
UPS Starts Commercial Drone Deliveries at U.S. Hospital Campus
Logistics leader UPS and drone maker Matternet have announced a groundbreaking logistics service to deliver medical samples via drone...
U.S. Department of Transportation Aims to Relax Laws on Drone Use
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced proposed regulations for drone operators which will involve public consultation...