Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline says it has raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion post-money valuation to expand U.S. manufacturing, hiring and delivery infrastructure.
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DJI’s 1280 Thermal Upgrade Is Real—but the Matrice 5TD Is No Pocket Drone
DJI’s Matrice 5TD specification lists a native 1280 by 1024 thermal detector, according to a new technical review of the aircraft’s camera data.
DJI Neo Returns to $169 as DJI’s Store Runs Out of Stock
The controller-free DJI Neo is selling for $169 on Amazon, $30 below its list price but $30 above its October Prime deal.
DJI updates four FPV goggles with bug fixes, warns settings may reset
DJI has released maintenance firmware for its Goggles 2, Goggles Integra, Goggles 3 and Goggles N3 models. The updates add no reported new features, but...
MassDOT Says Amazon Has Not Applied for Approval of Westborough Drone Pad
Massachusetts regulators told Amazon that its planned Prime Air launch site requires a state certificate and at least one public hearing before flights can begin....
Charlotte’s Walmart Drone Rollout Now Spans Seven Stores as Wing Packages Metro Service
New reporting shows Wing and Walmart’s October 21 Charlotte launch consolidated a store-by-store rollout into one metro service rather than starting deliveries at all seven...
Cities Put Ground Rules on Drone Delivery Hubs as Wing and Walmart Expand
Northglenn, Colorado, is considering a zoning ordinance that would limit where drone delivery hubs can operate, while Salem, Oregon, is studying similar controls.
Birmingham Sets $500 Drone Fine Ahead of Magic City Classic
Birmingham City Council has approved citations of up to $500 for unauthorized drone flights near ticketed events, adding a local enforcement layer ahead of the...
Matternet Starts NHS Drone Sample Deliveries at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Matternet says it has begun transporting time-sensitive pediatric pathology samples between Great Ormond Street Hospital and nearby laboratories operated by The Doctors Laboratory.
DroneXL price analysis puts a new lens on Philly-area police DFR spending
A new DroneXL analysis says Skydio’s docked X10 package carries a substantially higher listed price than a DJI Dock 3 and thermal Matrice 4TD bundle,...
AUVSI seeks clearer access rules for commercial drones in new border TFR
AUVSI says commercial, agricultural, infrastructure and news operators need a defined path to seek access to the new U.S.-Mexico border drone restriction corridor.
Westborough finalizes proposed drone rules as Amazon Prime Air review advances
Westborough’s Select Board finalized a proposed unmanned-aircraft bylaw on October 15 as the town presses the FAA and Amazon over privacy, noise and other concerns...
Pentagon Sets $450 Million Drone Competition as Bomber-Drone Test Slips to November
The Pentagon is preparing a Phase III competition for approximately 60,000 one-way attack drones, while a separate test of reusable bomber drones has moved to...
Twenty-Nine Governors Ask for More Federal Counter-Drone Training
A bipartisan group of governors is urging federal agencies to expand counter-UAS training as state, local, tribal and territorial agencies prepare to use authorities under...
Amazon’s Westborough Drone Hub Faces Calls for Site-Specific Environmental Review
Four Massachusetts lawmakers are asking the FAA and Amazon to complete a site-specific environmental assessment before Prime Air launches from a proposed Westborough facility.
Japanese Researchers Extend the Working Life of Insect Sensors on Odor-Tracking Drones
A July study extended the usable recording window of insect-antenna sensors under indoor test conditions; it did not demonstrate an operational odor-search service.