Latest Drones Headlines
All the headlines from our Drones Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Uber-Like Video Service DropIn Lets Adjusters Assess Damage from Their Desks
Sep 2 2016 // A new service promises to provide insurance claims adjusters with videos of losses without them ever having to leave their desks. The videos would be supplied by an Uber-like network of smartphone users and, eventually,...
Consortium and Kansas County Announce Drone Emergency Response Deal
Aug 31 2016 // The Property Drone Consortium and emergency managers for Marion County, Kan. announced a public-private partnership under which the consortium will provide the county with an unmanned aerial system, sensor and...
Would-Be Drone Pilots Flock to Take First U.S. Licensing Test
Aug 29 2016 // Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede. More than 3,300 have signed up to take the test on Monday, the first day it’s available,...
New Zealand Claims World’s First Pizza Delivery by Drone
Aug 25 2016 // New Zealand led the world when it gave women the vote and introduced inflation targeting. Now it’s claiming another world-first: pizza delivery by drone. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. has joined forces with...
20-Foot Drone Being Tested in North Dakota for Post-Disaster Use
Aug 24 2016 // A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial run to see if can help crews restore power to areas hit by natural disasters. The Israeli-manufactured...
AAIS Releases New Drone Coverage Forms, Rules Filings Ahead of FAA Regulations
Aug 22 2016 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a non-for-profit national insurance advisory organization, announced new filings of Unmanned Aircraft Liability Coverage forms and rules in their Agricultural General...
Utah Law Enables Authorities to Crash Drones at Wildfires
Aug 8 2016 // Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires. Republican Gov. Gary...
10 Things to Know About Drones
Aug 8 2016 // Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone definition: “An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), sometimes called a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot onboard. Instead, the UAS is controlled from an operator...
New Hampshire Town Wary of ‘Peeping Drones’
Aug 2 2016 // The growing concern around the country about “peeping drones” may have come to a town in New Hampshire. Police in Hollis say they’ve received more than 20 complaints about a drone flying outside...
Amazon and UK Government Form Partnership to Test Drone Deliveries
Jul 26 2016 // Amazon Inc. and the British government have announced a partnership to test the e-commerce giant’s aerial drone parcel delivery system after run-ins over the technology’s use. Supervised by the U.K.’s...
Connecticut Father, Son Challenge Drone Regulations
Jul 25 2016 // A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration over whether the agency can force them to disclose information about drones shown in two YouTube videos firing a gun and...
Utah Law Enables Authorities to Crash Drones at Wildfires
Jul 22 2016 // Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires. Republican Gov. Gary...
Case Testing FAA Authority to Regulate Drones Advances
Jul 21 2016 // The father and son who posted videos of drones firing a handgun and incinerating a Thanksgiving turkey with a flame-thrower can be questioned by aviation regulators, a U.S. judge ruled in a closely watched case that may...
Insurers Applaud FAA Reauthorization Provision on Drone Use in Disasters
Jul 14 2016 // Insurers could soon be able to deploy drones for speedier response to natural disasters under a provision in legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration passed by the Senate Wednesday. “The process...
Testing Drone Delivery of Lifesaving Supplies into Disaster Zones
Jul 11 2016 // How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver. That idea was put to the test last month in New Jersey as a drone...
Connecticut Father, Son Challenge Government’s Authority to Regulate Recreational Drones
Jul 5 2016 // A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration over whether the agency can force them to disclose information about drones shown in two YouTube videos firing a gun and...
Putting Drone Deliveries of Disaster Relief to the Test
Jun 27 2016 // How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver. That idea was put to the test this week in New Jersey as a drone...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Ridesharing, Drone Bills
Jun 23 2016 // Rhode Island’s legislature has passed a bill to legalize and regulate ride-hailing app companies such as Uber. The legislation was among hundreds of bills passed during an all-night session that ended Saturday. It...
New U.S. Rules Seen ‘Major Step’ for Drone Industry; Rules on Deliveries Still to Come
Jun 22 2016 // The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial...
U.S. Issues Final Commercial Drone Regulations
Jun 22 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems or drones opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s...
