The delivery, carried out across a densely populated urban area in Baltimore, is intended to show that organs can be safely transported across long distances by unmanned vehicles
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Google Wing Drones Gain FAA Approval For US Home Deliveries
FAA grants permission for Wing drones to deliver to homes in Virginia in the coming months
Gatwick Drone Attack ‘May Have Been Inside Job’
Gatwick officials say the attacker had knowledge of airport procedures and may have monitored its communications networks
Google’s Wing Drones To Begin Deliveries In Australia
Google claims launch of world's first commercial drone delivery service in the land down under
Drone No-Fly Zone Extended After Gatwick Closure
Airport no-fly zone for drones to be extended to three mile radius after Christmas chaos at Gatwick
Drone Shutdown Of Gatwick Airport Ends As Runway Reopens
Chaos at UK's second busiest airport eases as Gatwick reopens runaway after prolific drone disruption
Drones Halt Flights At Gatwick Airport
Sightings of drones at airfield halts flights at Gatwick airport, causing significant disruption and delays
Google Wing Drones To Begin European Testing in 2019
The drones are coming. Google to test drone delivery service in Finland, after Aussie trials
Hacker Selling US Military Secrets On Dark Web
Reaper drone data and operation manual for M1 ABRAMS battle tank for sale on dark web after Netgear router exploit
Facebook Shuts Down ‘Aqulia’ Drone Program
Bye bye to Somerset-based aerospace outfit Ascenta, as Facebook cancels high altitude drone connectivity program
Google To End Military AI Drone Project – Report
Internal pressure from staff forces a rethink by Google over little-known Pentagon drone project
Google Staff Quit Over Military Drone Project
Project Maven with Pentagon sees 4,000 Google staff petition management against it, with some resigning in protest
NASA, Amazon Look To France For Drone Air-Traffic Control System
Both organisations to utilise French drone expertise and less onerous laws to develop drone control systems
NATS To Develop Drone Air Traffic Control System
New systems to ensure no more near misses of drones and aircraft, and improved tracking of drone deliveries
Workplace Robots To Hit Low Paid The Hardest
Bad robot? Increasing automation must not drive workplace wage inequality, think tank warns
Intel Insight Platform To Solve Drone Data Conundrum
Cloud-based platform to help enterprises with data volumes associated with commercial drone systems
Facebook Successfully Completes ‘Aquila’ Drone Test Flight
A second test flight of Facebook's Internet-access drone has come to a successful conclusion following the crash of its first model
Drone Crime Rises In UK As Switzerland Trials Deliveries
Incidents involving the use of drones in nuisance or criminal cases grew twelve-fold in the UK over the past two years, an investigation has found
EE Shows Off Drones And Balloons To Boost Rural 4G Coverage
EE's new drones and balloons will boost coverage in remote areas and during natural disasters
Facebook’s Aquila Drone Crash Was Due To Turbulence
Turbulence caused the Aquila drone to suffer a "structural failure" during its inaugural flight
Drone Conference Examines Security And Safety Implications
Experts discuss safeguarding against drones that pose increasing threats to prisons, airports and public safety
Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection
Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world
‘Drone’ Hits British Airways Jet On Heathrow Approach
Collision with A320 is first incident of its kind in the UK as Met and CAA launch investigation
Drone Ban Ordered For US Super Bowl
FAA creates 32 mile exclusion zone for drones around the stadium hosting the American Super Bowl
Japanese Police Get Dedicated Drone Takedown Squad
Nuisance drones could soon find their rotars clipped after Japanese police creates a dedicated drone takedown squad
A Closer Look At Amazon’s Prime Air Delivery Drone
Amazon unveils more details about "hybrid" delivery drone, but how does it work and how close are we to being able to use it?
Drone Law Vetoed By Californian Governor
Shot down in flames? California bill to limit the use of drones is vetoed by the state governor
Crash-Landing Drone Stops Play At US Open
Tennis-loving unauthorised drone plummets into stands during match in New York last night
Facebook Solar-Powered Drone Is The Size Of A Boeing 737
Aquila drone project will see Internet laser-beamed to unconnected parts of the world from 90,000ft in the sky
Amazon Reveals More Details Of Drone Delivery Programme
Details of how the delivery by drone service will work published by US Patent Office