Latest Drones Headlines
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Google Receives Patent on Drones for Emergency Medical Services
Jun 15 2015 // Google Inc. received a patent on the use of drones to provide emergency medical service. Patent 9,051,043, issued June 9, covers the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to provide emergency medical support. Google said the...
ProSight Specialty Launches Insurance Program for Drone Operators
Jun 5 2015 // ProSight Specialty Insurance has launched a new insurance offering for drone operators. The proprietary program was developed from the company’s experience in insuring drone use in the film and live media industries...
ISO Drone Insurance Coverage Options Now Available to Insurers
Jun 3 2015 // ISO’s new coverage and exclusion options for commercial drones took effect this month in most ISO jurisdictions. The options were designed to provide insurers with tools to help develop insurance programs for...
Drone Industry Development Backed by Plentiful Insurance Capacity: Marsh Report
Jun 2 2015 // The rapid development of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drone) industry is underpinned by the insurance market’s willingness to provide cover for the deployment of the fledging technology, said a report published...
Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years
Jun 1 2015 // The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according to corporate risk managers. Those same risk managers say they will buy drone insurance even if...
Google Drone Prototype Crashes
May 31 2015 // A prototype of the massive solar-powered drone Google Inc. plans to build as a platform for delivering Internet service from the sky was destroyed in a crash at a New Mexico test site. The unmanned Solara 50 fell to the...
More Hurricane Drones to Fly Into Atlantic This Season
May 18 2015 // Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop during the upcoming Atlantic storm season. NOAA first launched the 13-pound...
Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years
May 13 2015 // The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according to corporate risk managers. Those same risk managers say they will buy drone insurance even if...
Best Sees Insurance Opportunities with Increasing Commercial Drone Use
May 12 2015 // A.M. Best’s analysis of the growth in the use of drone aircraft concludes that the “commercial use of drones presents exciting possibilities to a number of industries, but as with any new technology, unique and...
Delaware Researcher Uses Drones to Assess Storm Damage
May 11 2015 // In the hours after a horrific storm — a storm like Superstorm Sandy — with bridges impassable and roads debris-covered, emergency response is often the first concern. But with an autonomous drone, researchers...
Beyond Cars and Drones, Google Sees Pilotless Airlines
May 6 2015 // The chief of Google Inc.’s experimental cargo-drone program wants to see automated flight go beyond pilotless planes and extend to commercial air travel. Just as automation has proved its worth in factories by...
NOAA in Miami to Send More Hurricane Drones into Atlantic this Season
May 6 2015 // Scientists are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop during the upcoming Atlantic storm season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first launched the 13-pound winged drones into...
Corporations Push for Fewer U.S. Drone Restrictions
May 5 2015 // As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions. Large companies including...
Challenges Continue as Drone Regulations Take Shape
May 4 2015 // Unmanned aerial systems, or drones as they are more commonly known, could serve important roles for property/casualty insurance companies, many of which have already begun planning to make use of the technology. By...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones
May 4 2015 // Erie Insurance announced on April 15 that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Bill Limiting Drone Use in Florida Sent to Governor
Apr 30 2015 // Using drones to take photos of people on their own property could soon be illegal in Florida. The Florida Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott this week that places limits on the use of remote-controlled drones. If...
Muted Public Reaction Could Speed Up Commercial Drones
Apr 27 2015 // The U.S. government’s first attempt to set widespread rules for the use of civilian drones by businesses is drawing less reaction from the public than expected, a development that may help speed implementation of the...
Insurers Urge Faster OK for Drones in Disaster Response
Apr 21 2015 // U.S. companies including insurers and aerospace manufacturers urged federal aviation regulators on Tuesday to speed up the use of drones in disaster response and relief operations in the United States. A report sponsored...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones in Claims, Underwriting
Apr 15 2015 // Erie Insurance announced Wednesday that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Alabama College Receives FAA Approval to Offer Drone Courses
Apr 14 2015 // Alabama’s Auburn University aviation center plans to offer courses about how to fly drones. The school said last week it has received federal approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School as part...
