DJI teases November 26 product launch: Here’s what we know
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Red Cat inks $2.5M Teal 2 drone deal with two NATO allied nations
Red Cat Holdings is expanding its primary drone sales activity with specialized security and defense clients through a new contract worth $2.5 million, providing Teal 2 craft to a pair North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allied nations.
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DJI is teasing us again. The world’s largest consumer drone maker is preparing to launch a new flying camera next week, and it has just offered a little glimpse of what’s to come on its social media channels.
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Europe-based online food delivery company foodora has announced a new offering that would transform the way customers receive their favorite meals in Sweden. The company has collaborated with Swedish telecom operator Tele2 to launch foodora Air, a service that would use drones based on 5G IoT (Internet of Things) technology to deliver food from restaurants.
Expand Expanding CloseOfficials issue warnings of Baltimore bridge no-flight drone ban
Reminder to anyone tempted to capture a few aerial shots of rescue efforts around Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge: Don’t even think about it. The no-flight ban on UAVs announced in the hours after the tragedy is still firmly in place.
Expand Expanding CloseFirestorm Labs raises $12.5 million for 3D printing drone production
California startup Firestorm Labs has gotten another big boost in its efforts to scale fast production of high performance drones using 3D printing, with a $12.5 million infusion led by Lockheed Martin’s venture capital unit.
Expand Expanding CloseDJI issues new Terra update to fix flight route, base station issues
DJI has released a new update for the Terra all-in-one drone mapping solution. The update tackles issues with uploading flight routes and modifying base station center point data in specific modes of Terra.
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Ohio-based logistics company Drone Express says it is working to bring drone delivery service to the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina.
Expand Expanding CloseDJI improves Osmo Action 4 image quality with firmware update
DJI has released a new firmware update for its latest and most advanced action camera, Osmo Action 4. The firmware enhances the image and sound quality while squashing some pesky bugs to ensure smoother operation across the board.
Expand Expanding CloseGeorgia busts 150 in huge drone contraband prison operation
Anyone doubting reports of the spiking rate of drones dropping contraband into prisons were presented with compelling evidence Thursday, when authorities in Georgia arrested nearly 150 people as part of a massive investigation into aerial drug and gun running activities into jails.
Expand Expanding CloseInsta360’s free desktop editing software just received a huge update
Insta360, the imaging company that has revolutionized 360-degree video and stills for the masses, has announced a significant update to its free desktop editing software Insta360 Studio. Among other things, you can now combine multiple 360 files in a single timeline and work on multiple edits simultaneously.
Expand Expanding CloseDJI Avata 2: FPV drone retail box, videos leak before release
Ready to get your hands on DJI Avata 2? Several videos and photos of the indoor-friendly first-person view (FPV) drone have surfaced online, indicating an imminent release.
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DJI’s newest RS 3 camera gimbals see first discounts starting at $469 (Reg. $549+)
Amazon is now offering the first discounts on a pair of DJI’s latest gimbal stabilizers. The DJI RS 3 3-Axis Gimbal kicks things off at $469 shipped. It drops from $549 for the first and only time since it launched a couple of years back and is now 15% off. It’s a new all-time low, as you likely guessed. DJI RS 3 is a 3-axis gimbal designed to stabilize your DLSR or another camera rig. It can support up to 6.6-pound setups. There are a number of improvements over the previous-generation model, with upgraded anti-shake tech that’s 20% better at keeping shots smooth. You’ll find a 1.8-inch OLED touchscreen on the handle for monitoring settings or its 12 hours of battery life.
Expand Expanding CloseSt. Louis law bans unauthorized drone surveillance flights
It is now illegal for anyone to pilot a commercial drone in St. Louis in what could be considered a surveillance operation without written permission from the city, thanks to a single, divisive operator.
Expand Expanding CloseOhio launches state-wide UTM to enable scaling of drone services
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is launching the state’s first low-altitude UAV traffic management system (UTM) to permit safe scaling of drone operations, and eventually clear the way for routine beyond visual line of sight flights by professional service providers and public administrations.
Expand Expanding Close‘People playing with stuff’ is DJI’s drone development secret sauce
Ever been curious about the internal workings of drone leader DJI, and how it comes up with its wide array of frequently enhanced products? The company’s head of global policy, Adam Welsh, shared a few details with DroneDJ – including a response to online suspicions that the now routine deluge of leaks on craft under development must be coming straight from CEO Frank Wang himself. (Spoiler alert: They’re not.)
Expand Expanding CloseAutel EVO II V3 drones get remote controller Wi-Fi casting feature
Autel Robotics has released a new firmware update for EVO II drones using the V3 chipset. The software bundle packs in an important new feature, plus several bug fixes and optimizations.
Expand Expanding CloseNew productivity software for spray drone operators
Iowa-based agriculture spray drone service provider Rantizo has launched new software that makes it easier for operators to manage jobs, gather billing information, and collect compliance data.
Expand Expanding CloseNew DroneUp tech unlocks autonomous drone delivery in urban areas
DroneUp, the company behind Walmart’s drone delivery services, has unveiled new technology to make drone delivery possible in hard-to-deliver areas like apartments and multi-dwelling communities.
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DJI Mini 4 Pro drones start from $609 with rare in-house refurb deals (Orig. $759+)
DJI is now offering a rare chance to score an in-house refurbished DJI Mini 4 Pro Quadcopter starting at $609 shipped. That includes the DJI RC N2 remote and drops from the usual $759 price tag you’d pay over at retailers like Amazon – at least for a new condition model, that is. Today’s offer is one of the only chances to save period since launching last fall and is the best value to date at $150 off. You can step up to a bundle with the screen-based DJI RC 2 remote at $769, down from $959.
Expand Expanding CloseDJI Dock 2 with Matrice 3D drones introduced to global markets
DJI has announced the global rollout of its Dock 2 automated nested platform, featuring a scaled down, nested version of Matrice 3D drones for enterprise, law enforcement, and first responder users.
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This $40,000 Alibaba drone can carry a passenger, but would you risk it?
When I first got into flying quadcopters (back when they were still called quadcopters), I would sometimes imagine what it would be like to shrink myself down Rick Moranis-style and hop aboard. But now thanks to some enterprising Chinese engineers – or perhaps garage tinkerers – I don’t have to imagine it anymore. Instead of shrinking the passengers down, they’ve scaled up the entire drone and added a pilot’s chair.
Now the only question is, how brave are you?
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WD and SanDisk Big Spring sale from $19: 1.5TB memory card $88 all-time low, SSDs, more
As part of its ongoing Big Spring Sale, Amazon has now taken the WD and SanDisk storage section up a notch. What was once just a few items has now expanded into a couple pages of deals on solid-state drives, memory cards, flash drives, and more. One standout here is the new SanDisk 1.5TB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card at $87.99 shipped. After debuting in in October of last year at $150, today’s deal is delivering a deep 41% price drop for the lowest we can find. SanDisk says this is the “world’s fastest 1.5TB UHS-I microSD card” and you can now score it at a new Amazon all-time low. One of the only memory cards from a major brand that comes with these sorts of specs, while it might not be the fastest out there at 150MB/s, it is among the quickest with this kind of expanded storage space. Ideal for “Android smartphones and tablets, Chromebooks, and Windows laptops,” as well as for content-creators of all types, it also comes along with the full-size SD card adapter for cameras and other application that require it. Get a closer look in our launch coverage and head below for more WD and SanDisk storage deals.
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XPeng AeroHT’s modular ‘flying car’ design gets certified, moving closer to commercial operations
XPeng’s eVTOL arm, AeroHT, announced its latest milestone today in a quest to achieve commercial operations of its all-electric “flying cars” in China. The company has successfully received design certification from the powers that be for its air module vehicle, codenamed X3-F, bringing the technology one step closer to flight certification and customer deliveries.
Expand Expanding Close67% of American drone businesses under closure threat
Tech giant DJI has outlined the significant and immediate repercussions that denying access to their drones via the “Countering CCP Drones Act” will have on people across the United States.
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