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UPS Could Become the Second Company, After Alphabet, to Legally Deliver With Unmanned Drones

UPS Could Become the Second Company, After Alphabet, to Legally Deliver With Unmanned Drones

UPS wants to become the second company in the country to receive a special government certification to expand their drone delivery operations. In service of the innovative project, they’ve created a new subsidiary business, UPS Flight Forward. UPS representatives claim that Flight Forward could receive Part 135 certification from

Xeo Air

The Hot New Gig Economy Job? This Entrepreneur Wants to Train You to Fly Drones

Today, Uber announced that it would soon begin testing drone delivery on its Uber Eats platform in San Diego. Last week, Amazon executive Jeff Wilke revealed the company’s new Prime Air drone design, saying the company projects “delivering packages via drone to customers within months.” And it’s not

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Automated 3D Artificial Intelligence Startup Pointivo Raises $7M Series A

Pointivo, an Atlanta-based startup that offers a unique artificial intelligence 3D analytics technology, has closed a Series A funding round of $7 million. The round was led by BIP Capital with participation from Blue Lagoon Capital and Thirteen Castles, among others. The startup was founded in 2014 to commercialize

How Drones Can Help Get Internet to Rural Areas

How Drones Can Help Get Internet to Rural Areas

Internet use in rural areas rose to 61 percent (from 2 percent) between 2000 and 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But recent reports show that overall infrastructural expansion has slowed down due to lack of funding. One big challenge associated with installation is the time frame needed

European Mapping Drone Startup senseFly Flies South With New North American HQ

European Mapping Drone Startup senseFly Flies South With New North American HQ

Drone solutions startup senseFly has moved its North American headquarters from Washington D.C. down to Raleigh, North Carolina. The commercial drone subsidiary of Paris-based drone company Parrot Group, the startup provides 360-degree aerial mapping solutions and drone hardware to surveying, agriculture, engineering and humanitarian aid professionals. "

Jesse Kallman

Georgia Tech Grad Jesse Kallman Brings International Drone Data Business to Atlanta

Jesse Kallman is used to drones helping him get his work done — in his ideal world, his drones would "be boring". The Georgia Tech aerospace engineering grad, who has returned to Atlanta after a 7-year hiatus spent in Washington, D.C. and California, has been working with

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