Drones

A consortium led by AGS Airports has launched the next phase of its plan to create the UK’s first medical drone delivery network.

Skyports builds landing pad infrastructure – known as vertiports – for electric vehicle take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.

The aim is to test whether cargo drones can serve as a realistic logistics supplement for the company’s many offshore wind farms.

Quantum-Systems and Propeller Aero are teaming up to combine their software and hardware to improve worksite surveying and 3D mapping. 

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vHive, a software solution that allows users to create digital twins of assets using drones, has secured $25m (£19.1m) in Series B funding.

The UK may soon be home to a 165-mile “drone superhighway” – a dedicated lane of airspace for cargo drones across the east of England.

ARPAS-UK has teamed up with Connected Places Catapult and leading specialists to deliver CPD sessions for housing and infrastructure pros.

Lithuanian road company has joined forces with Thrust and Agmis to introduce an AI and drone-based system for automated road inspection.

Non-intrusive subterranean mapping platform Exodigo has raised $29m (£21.2m) in seed funding and launched commercially.