Sentences with phrase «test drones»

DDC gained Transport Canada's approval to test drones, in Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario, in November 2017.

The complex lets researchers test drones in realistic lighting and wind conditions, but includes netting that prevents wayward drones from smacking into people or other aircraft.

It allows interested communities to test drones in ways they are comfortable with.

The 50 - mile «corridor,» as it was called in a news release, will be developed to lure companies that test the drones for applications «including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure, and public safety.»

Maffei said he held a congressional committee hearing about improving technology along the border and has helped NUAIR, a Syracuse - based consortium, win approval to test drones that could help.

«There's not a lot of places you can find a 50 - mile airstrip to test drones.

Last year, Walmart sought U.S. Federal Aviation Administration permission to test drones for home delivery and grocery pickup to match archrival Amazon, which is testing the devices to better fill and deliver online orders.

And because the drones rely on lithium - ion batteries that don't always do well in the bitter cold during PyeongChang winters, Intel (intc) tested the drones in Finland to evaluate their performance under similar conditions.

Amazon has already started testing drone delivery in the UK.

Amazon (amzn), Google parent Alphabet (goog), and UPS (ups) are all testing drone deliveries in the U.S.. However, several drone analysts and technologists say that current regulatory conditions, technological limitations, and lack of financial viability could prevent the projects from taking off in the U.S. for several years.

Sweeny said Flirtey was able to win FAA approval for its latest drone delivery over bigger companies like Amazon and Google because of its prior experience testing drone deliveries in Australia and New Zealand.

That's one of the reasons why Amazon has been testing drone deliveries in other countries like Canada and the Netherlands.

Meanwhile, back in news sphere that really matters, the Japan Times reports that e-commerce giant Rakuten is testing drones that will deliver snacks and refreshment to golfers anywhere on the course.

Google's (goog) parent company Alphabet, for example, successfully petitioned the government to test its drone delivery project.

For this reason, UPS is testing drone deliveries, using the top of its vans as a mini-helipad.

Wal - Mart has also been testing drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories.

Earlier this month, Swiss Post and Matternet launched a «joint innovation project» with the Ticino - based EOC hospital group to begin testing drone deliveries between a couple of their hospitals in Lugano.

They assemble, tune, and test this drone before shipping.

The Coast Guard tested the drones over the course of 24 flights lasting a total of 12 hours during the Polar Star's monthlong stay in Antarctica, which ended February 8.

The filmmakers first tested their drone without a camera, arousing the interest of the troop.

For everyone else, there are few really cool titles on how the Hubble Telescope got built or how NASA is testing drones.

Koh and Wich testing their drone in Switzerland.

Express delivery company DHL International GmbH has already carried out test drone flights in Germany, and rivals FedEx and United Parcel Service of North America Inc. are also said to be actively exploring the idea of UAVs.

But if you wanted to test a drone, your options were extremely limited — think «at night in a deserted lecture hall.»

Microsoft's simulator «will help researchers to develop, debug and test their drone navigation software by enabling them to recreate a variety of operational scenarios on their desktop computers in the lab,» said Michael Braasch, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at...

The social network is also testing drones that can circle remote regions for up to 90 days at a time and beam internet access from the sky, and also open - sourced a hardware platform that would enable low - cost internet infrastructure without the need for expensive cabling.

Not exact matches

Current rules do not let people fly drones beyond the line of sight of human operators and over people's heads in public places, which limits companies like Amazon (amzn) and Google (goog) from using drones to deliver goods, among other business uses, beyond testing.

They partnered with a company called Latitude, which builds unmanned aircrafts, to carry out the test flight and demonstrate the promise of drones for the delivery of medical care and supplies to those in rural communities or during emergency situations.

But the half - hour flight, while historic for both the oil and gas and the drone industries, served little commercial purpose beyond testing its sensor payload and navigation systems.

Switzerland's Federal Office for Civil Aviation approved the test deliveries and has been overseeing the drone project for safety and legal reasons.

The Swiss Post did not say how far away are the hospitals from each other, but it's likely to be less than 12 miles since that's how far the Matternet drones used in the tests can travel without being charged.

Amazon is not performing any test deliveries using its drones for attendees, nor is the company even flying them at the festival.

What makes this proposed drone delivery system interesting is that it involves flying the drones in an urban area, as opposed to rural locations where many drone delivery tests have taken place.

Facebook's solar - powered drone, which weighs 880 pounds, is now ready for in - flight testing, the company said.

That's partly why UPS in February tested an experimental delivery truck that had a recharging station for drones used for deliveries.

One of the drones Amazon is displaying is apparently similar to the drone the company used in December for a drone delivery test in England.

When asked what did UPS learn about the drone delivery system on Monday that it hopes to improve on for future tests, Dodero said the company wants «to make it work faster,» but he declined to elaborate.

The FAA limitations on drone flying in the US is driving companies like Amazon and DHL to test their programs overseas.

Earlier this week, Walmart showed off to journalists a drone it was testing in warehouses, to better track merchandise inventory.

The company has conducted drone tests before, and is weighing other uses for the technology, such as in inventory control and helping inspect planes and vehicles within hangars and warehouses.

The online retailer is testing all manner of methods to speed up shopping, from aerial drones to one - push «Dash» buttons that place instantaneous orders to hiring part - time drivers to make Uber - like deliveries.

Zuckerberg inspecting Aquila, a solar - powered, fixed - wing drone, before a test flight in Arizona in July.

According to company spokespeople showing off the drone at this year's CES in Las Vegas, 100 successful, manned test flights have already happened in the EHang 184.

The Senate held hearings Wednesday about the potential economic benefit of having unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace, and the Federal Aviation Administration has chosen six test sites for domestic drones.

Pilots have been calling on the government to conduct tests of what would happen if a drone went through a plane's windscreen or got sucked into one of its engines, and this incident — where the drone struck the front of the plane — will likely prompt a greater sense of urgency.

JD.com, the country's biggest online direct retailer and Alibaba's top rival, said it tested delivery by drone to customers in four rural areas in what the company believed to be the first commercial use of such service.

The Trump administration recently touted FAA regulations that may make it easier for companies developing drones or drone - based services to test these in the U.S.. However, the FAA tightly restricted drone operations over 133 U.S. military bases as of April 2017.

It seems like every week there is a new company testing out drone or robotic technology.

Project Wing most recently made headlines in September for flying Chipotle burritos to students at Virginia Tech to test how a drone delivery program might work.

The online retailer has multiple drone testing sites set up across the world — in the U.K., Canada, the U.S., Austria and Israel — and has been on a global hiring spree to ramp up its engineering staff with aviation expertise.