All the headlines from our Drones Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 26 2016 // Amazon Inc. and the British government have announced a partnership to test the e-commerce giant’s aerial drone parcel delivery system after run-ins over the technology’s use.Supervised by the U.K.’s...
Jul 25 2016 // A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration over whether the agency can force them to disclose information about drones shown in two YouTube videos firing a gun and...
Jul 22 2016 // Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires.Republican Gov. Gary...
Jul 21 2016 // The father and son who posted videos of drones firing a handgun and incinerating a Thanksgiving turkey with a flame-thrower can be questioned by aviation regulators, a U.S. judge ruled in a closely watched case that may...
Jul 14 2016 // Insurers could soon be able to deploy drones for speedier response to natural disasters under a provision in legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration passed by the Senate Wednesday.“The process...
Jul 11 2016 // How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver.That idea was put to the test last month in New Jersey as a drone...
Jul 5 2016 // A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration over whether the agency can force them to disclose information about drones shown in two YouTube videos firing a gun and...
Jun 27 2016 // How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver.That idea was put to the test this week in New Jersey as a drone...
Jun 23 2016 // Rhode Island’s legislature has passed a bill to legalize and regulate ride-hailing app companies such as Uber.The legislation was among hundreds of bills passed during an all-night session that ended Saturday. It...
Jun 22 2016 // The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial...
Jun 22 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems or drones opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s...
Jun 20 2016 // That’s one small step for drones, and no steps needed for mankind.Autonomous drone transport for humans. Why not? We’re eventually getting autonomous cars so you don’t have to do the driving, and drones...
Jun 13 2016 // A company that manufactures passenger-carrying drones will be testing its system in Nevada.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that EHang Inc., which is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, is partnering with the Nevada...
Jun 9 2016 // That’s one small step for drones, and no steps needed for mankind.Autonomous drone transport for humans. Why not? We’re eventually getting autonomous cars so you don’t have to do the driving, and drones...
May 23 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues.Also, under a new policy, the FAA will also make it easier for students to...
May 23 2016 // So what is all the buzz about? Lately it is about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones, which are emerging as a valuable component in a vast array of American businesses and markets. While UAVs are generally associated...
May 13 2016 // Cities and towns will be barred from making their own rules regulating drone use under legislation signed this week by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey that was designed to prevent a patchwork of regulations that would make it...
May 10 2016 // Drones will soon be boosting crop yields, verifying insurance claims, and assisting in future Hollywood blockbusters in a business that’s due to boom by more than 6,000 percent by the end of the decade.The global...
May 9 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues.Also, under a new policy, the agency will also make it easier for...
May 9 2016 // Fire-ravaged Alberta will use drones to investigate the cause of a huge blaze that has scorched the Canadian province and displaced some 88,000 people.Elevated Robotic Services, which has also deployed drones for mining...