cnet.com — Google has abandoned a request to test drones for Firefighting. They had previously asked the US Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test a drone for monitoring and fighting fires. However, its drone plans, have since been extinguished. The Google Research group asked for permission to…

inputmag.com — A startup called Urban-Air Port has partnered with Hyundai to help secure a £1.2 million grant from the British government's Future Flight Challenge program to finance the construction of the "world's smallest airport" exclusively for drone services. Located in the U.K. town of Coventry, Urban-Air P…

dronedj.com — Drone delivery is a never ending topic in the scene. Some people claim that the day will never come when they will be able to order a pair of tube socks online, and have them delivered by drone. One of the most lucrative drone delivery services has been in operation for a few years without the publi…

dronedj.com — Dronecloud has announced that Network Rail has selected it to deliver drone management software for its already-in-use drone fleet. The partnership spans over five years to develop and license the company’s drone fleet management software. Network Rail plans to use the software to manage its drone f…

balls.ie — Drone footage of law enforcement going a little batty?

electrek.co — Elon Musk has released some stunning drone footage showing the progress that Tesla has made at Gigafactory Berlin. There’s now a giant structure that will soon house Model Y production. Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is arguably the automaker’s most important p…

flightglobal.com — Bell recently demonstrated its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT 70) cargo drone autonomously delivering a package over a 4mi (6.44km) preprogrammed route in north Texas.

dronedj.com — Most people would not think of birds as thieves deserving to be locked up. But the footage here makes you wonder. In the first clip, you see a drone being stolen by an eagle - with its shadow on the ground. The next clip is an older example of this type of drone capture by a bird of prey. And finall…

dronedj.com — When the wreckers blew up the Wood River Power Plant in Illinois this month, we thought, Cool, they photographed it with a drone. But it turns out ...

dronedj.com — The future might include a scenario where you hail an autonomous drone with a phone app, then have it pick you up at a designated landing pad ...