25 May 2021
Flytrex, a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, today announced the expansion of its drone delivery service in Fayetteville, North Carolina, following approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The newly granted waiver permits Flytrex to operate its drone system above people, allowing for the largest-scale backyard drone deliveries of goods known to date. Deliveries will be made in cooperation with long-time partner Causey Aviation Unmanned as part of the waiver, offering food, drinks and other goods to thousands of eligible households in the area who can opt-in to the service. Flytrex will conduct all flights within line of sight, maintaining the highest safety standards.
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The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a survey was on the back. On the front, there was a picture that was, by then, very familiar to the residents of a town that made history in 2019 as the first place in the U.S. to have a residential drone delivery service: a yellow-winged drone with a small cardboard box tucked underneath it.
Iris Automation Announces Availability of Groundbreaking Detect and Avoid System, Casia X, with Enhanced 360 Degree Performance
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Iris Automation s onboard multi-camera detect and avoid (DAA) system,
® X, will be available for shipping May 21, 2021.
Casia X is the only solution for commercial drones and unpiloted aircraft delivering a full 360° radial detection capability using computer vision technology. Originally introduced as Casia 360, Casia X is an evolution of the Casia product line that offers several significant improvements:
Casia X
- Increased probability of detection performance by 7% and a 12X reduction in false detections, based on nearly 16,000 total real-world manned aircraft encounter flight tests.