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Sloshed drone pilots in Japan can now be punished with jail time
If you're flying a drone in Japan, better not be sloshed when you send your bird skyward. A new law passed this week could see drunk drone pilots sent to jail for up to a year or hit with a hefty fine. New Jersey brought in a similar rule last year threatening a six-month prison sentence or a $1,000 fine.
DJI says most drones already have the hardware to support a safety system
With built-in obstacle avoidance technology for drone safety, DJI says most drones already have the hardware to safely navigate the skies.
U.S. military can now destroy your drone if you fly it in a restricted area
The U.S. military is now permitted to disable UAVs that violate drone restrictions by flying over a military base.
A drone came uncomfortably close to a United Airlines jet landing at Newark
A drone was spotted flying close to a United Airlines passenger jet coming in to land at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.
Skip the complex tracking software, DJI says, and give drones an "invisible" license plate
How do you tell who flew an unmanned aerial vehicle into a restricted area? DJI suggests a radio tag system could be a solution.
DJI study: Drones are already saving over one life a week
Just how much of an impact has drone technology made on search and rescue efforts? A new study from DJI suggests the number is growing.
More drone crashes caused by technical glitches, not human error, study shows
Who's to blame for drone crashes -- the pilot or the technology? A new study shows that, more often than not, it's the technology.
New AI program could help drones avoid flying over big crowds
A start-up company is looking to make drone flight safer through artificial intelligence that identifies hazardous weather and even crowds of people.
SkySafe bombards unauthorized drones with radio waves to wirelessly bring them down
SkySafe detects, identifies, and tracks drones, then uses radio frequency signals to wirelessly bring down drones flying without airspace authorization.
This catapult crashes drones into raw pork to simulate what collisions do to the human body
Aalborg University's Drone Research Lab has built a catapult to test what happens when hobby drones crash into foreign objects.
ParaZero drone parachute deploys automatically when your UAV starts falling
ParaZero has created a SafeAir drone parachute that deploys in under one second, and can even activate automatically without human intervention
