US to Ease Long-Range Drone Rules in Boon for Walmart, Alphabet August 6, 2025 By Melos Ambaye and Allyson Versprille President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a rule to allow more commercial drones to fly beyond an operator’s visual line of...
U.S. Approves Commercial Drone Flights Over Populated Areas With Tracking December 29, 2020 By Alan Levin Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices...
Long-Awaited U.S. Drone Safety Rules Call for Extensive Tracking Network December 26, 2019 By Alan Levin All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism...
Ease Up On Commercial Drones, Scientists Advise Safety Regulators June 14, 2018 By David Koenig Science advisers to the federal government say safety regulators are hindering the spread of commercial drones by being too cautious...
China’s Largest Courier Firm, SF Holding, Wins License to Deliver Parcels by Drone April 2, 2018 By Bloomberg News Chinese courier company SF Holding Co. says it’s won a license to operate drones, opening up a new potential frontier...
Europe Regulator Proposes Hacking, Geo-Awareness Protections for Drones February 26, 2018 Europe’s aviation safety authority has proposed anti-hacking measures and geo-awareness technology for small drones to avoid collisions with aircraft or...
Law Enforcement Must Play Strong Role to Deter Dangerous Use of Drones: IATA December 5, 2017 Law enforcement authorities must play a strong role to ensure there are suitable deterrents in place for those flying recreational...
U.S. to Expand Testing of Drones October 26, 2017 By David Shepardson President Donald Trump launched a program on Wednesday to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations...
Insurers Deploy Drone Fleets to Speed Harvey Disaster Recovery August 30, 2017 By Karl Plume and Tim McLaughlin Fleets of commercial drones are primed to hover over the destruction from Tropical Storm Harvey in an unprecedented test of...
Through the Roof: Drone Startup Cites Milestone of 6,000 Inspections April 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson BetterView, an insurance technology startup that captures and analyzes data from drones, said it has performed more than 6,000 roof...