drone technology

Raleigh-based drone technology provider PrecisionHawk today announced a $32 million investment from a variety of investors, including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others.  The…

Today, Uber announced that it would soon begin testing drone delivery on its Uber Eats platform in San Diego. Last week, Amazon executive Jeff Wilke revealed the company’s new Prime…

A vision of the future often involves replacing cumbersome, slow cars with personal flying machines that let us quickly fly to work and on errands. That vision was the inspiration…

Hurricane Michael made landfall today as a Category 4 storm with up to 150 miles per hour winds. It’s being called the third-strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. To help…

Commercial drone technology platform PrecisionHawk has acquired two companies to further expand its footprint in the energy sector. The two new additions to the Raleigh-based company’s portfolio include Virginia-headquartered HAZON, which…

Internet use in rural areas rose to 61 percent (from 2 percent) between 2000 and 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But recent reports show that overall infrastructural expansion has slowed down…

Drone solutions startup senseFly has moved its North American headquarters from Washington D.C. down to Raleigh, North Carolina. The commercial drone subsidiary of Paris-based drone company Parrot Group, the startup provides…

Commercial drone usage has expanded dramatically in the last decade — Business Insider predicts consumer drone shipments to hit 29 million in 2021, a compound annual growth rate of over…