At Prestigious NAS Workshop, Velodyne Sketches Future of Low-Cost Unmanned … – GISuser.com
PR Web At Prestigious NAS Workshop, Velodyne Sketches Future of Low-Cost Unmanned …GISuser.com (press release)MORGAN HILL, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Low-altitude, low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles are poised for a genuine breakthrough across a range of industries – and compact LiDAR sensors of unprecedented mobility will make that happen. So predicted Wayne …
Walmart seeks permission to test drone delivery
CNNMoney Walmart seeks permission to test drone deliveryCNNMoneyIf their FAA request is approved, the retail giant will be able to send its drones up to 400 feet above specified testing sites — which may include neighborhoods, Walmart stores and distribution centers. It’s another sign Walmart is clamoring to …
Drone Project Faces Lack of Pentagon Orders Needed to Stay Aloft – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Drone Project Faces Lack of Pentagon Orders Needed to Stay AloftWall Street JournalA Virginia contractor is waging a difficult campaign to provide the Pentagon a different type of surveillance drone, featuring propellers on the wings and unmatched endurance. Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., of Manassas, Va., has spent five years working …
Trial to deliver mail by drone lands successfully in Pulau Ubin – The Straits Times
Channel News Asia Trial to deliver mail by drone lands successfully in Pulau UbinThe Straits TimesSINGAPORE – A trial said to be a world-first to use a drone to deliver mail has been completed by SingPost and the the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, SingPost said a letter and a T-shirt in
See the latest drone footage of Apple’s futuristic new campus
Fortune See the latest drone footage of Apple’s futuristic new campusFortuneThe “spaceship” campus is scheduled to open at the end of next year and is expected to house 12,000 more Apple employees than the company’s current location. Thanks to photographer Duncan Sinfield, you can now see drone footage of the progress that’s …
