Tag: drones
DJI cements drone industry dominance with new enterprise products
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is estimated to have more than a 70 percent share of the global drone hardware market. Competitors from Europe, Asia, and...
Fog computing could enable smart firefighting, says US research
The rapid decision-making and real-time data requirements of firefighting will see emergency services increasingly turn to fog computing, according to a US university.
Wayne State...
AT&T and Dedrone partner on counter-drone technology
Telecoms giant AT&T has partnered with San Francisco counter-drone startup Dedrone to develop a detection solution to protect military bases and other sensitive locations from what...
Cue weaponised A.I. as autonomous UK tech shines on battlefield
Updated 27 September
Weaponised AI took a step closer to reality this week as an autonomous British system able to scour city streets for enemy...
MoD, emergency services test robots, drones to fight chemical attacks
A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, identify battlefield and disaster casualties, and provide 3D mapping services, has...
InterDrone: 3DR, Yuneec partner to ease US government drone security fears
California-based drone software company 3DR has joined forces with Chinese drone manufacturer Yuneec in a new venture: 3DR Government Services.
The pair will seek to...
SkyRyse uses altruism to speed passenger drones into our skies
Technology startups and established aerospace companies worldwide are in a race to develop autonomous transport drones. The goal is a sky full of pilotless...
Skyports buying up London rooftops for future drone network
UK startup Skyports is investing in London rooftop spaces with a view to building a drone infrastructure network.
Company bosses hope their 'vertiports' will become...
Stanford develops AI-powered optical computer for driverless cars, drones
A new AI-enabled camera system could drastically reduce the need for autonomous vehicles to carry bulky computers, opening up the possibility of AI-powered handheld...
Boeing to open aerospace and autonomy centre
Aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to open an Aerospace & Autonomy Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The centre will become one of the first...
British Army testing autonomous vehicles to supply frontline troops
Drones and other unmanned systems are to be tested on Salisbury Plain by the British military, to tackle the costly and often dangerous task...
160 AI companies sign pledge against lethal autonomous weapons
Over 160 AI companies and organisations from 36 nations have signed a pledge to “neither participate in, nor support, the development, manufacture, trade, or...