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According to data from the World Intellectual Property Office, the financial year 2016–17 shows patents filed for drone-related technology hits 5301, more than four times than the prior years. "Filing a patent now represents people banking on the future," says Gwilym Roberts, Partner at Kilburn & Strode. The increase in drone flights also suggests the battery life of drone can be extended. The Accounting giant KPMG also got involved in AI and the emerging technologies to meet the growing demand from clients. Murray Raisbeck, who works in the team, mentioned, "There's been a big supply push from the drone manufacturers and now the supply and demand sides are starting to meet."

Later on Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will unveil the winners for 10 drone projects involving cities, universities, an Indian tribe, counties and states. Reuters reported Tuesday that major technology and aerospace companies including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Intel Corp, Qualcomm Inc and Airbus SE are vying to take part in the new slate of drone tests.

The tests took place in coordination with North Dakota's Northern Plains UAS Test Site, Simulyze and Rockwell Collins. When the DroneAware transmitter was flown, the transmission were received and decoded by receivers and transmitted to the Simulyze UAS Service Supplier (USS) platform, where it was communicated to the NASA UTM backbone. "Our vision is to include DroneAware receivers in everything we develop, from ground-base receivers to airborne avionics," says Christian Ramsey, President of uAvionix. The team also thanked to the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, Simulyze, Rockwell Collins and NASA for allowing and helping to achieve the first testing milestone. About DEEPAERO DEEP AERO is a global leader in drone technology innovation.

UAVs appears in many forms, from tiny quadcopter toys to winged planes and even 7-ton aircraft that can stay up high for 34 hours at a stretch. As the time passes, the drone industry innovates and left us with awe-inspiring views and images. Universities, businesses, military agencies are testing larger and more capable drones that'll operate autonomously. The software and hardware plays a major role, that lets developers create instructions, test reactions and refine aircraft responses. But the systems need to be tested both in real life situations and in simulations, in order to handle a wide range of aviation solutions and to withstand cyberattacks.

Uber is stepping up its bid to create one of the first urban flying taxi networks. The firm unveiled its Uber Air design models for the first time at the Elevate Summit in Los Angeles today, revealing a look at the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft that could be ferrying passengers above congested cities in just two years. A full-size model and miniature design prototype showed off to CBS News show how the electric flying taxis could fit up to four riders per vehicle, at first for piloted flights before ultimately becoming fully autonomous. Uber plans to launch the air-taxi service in 2020, with its self-flying craft to follow in the next five to 10 years. During the summit, Uber execs also revealed the firm has plans to take on nearly 10 times the number of daily flights than the FAA for a single city – and, it could cost riders less than $2 per mile.

UAV Experts and a division of Atlanta Hobby, is rotating out a new'Certified Aerial Thermographer Program.' This two-day program is basically designed to complement UAV Experts current UAVs flight training offerings. Moreover, this program will instruct both the companies and individuals on the use of infrared photography with UAVs. "We have been flying infrared for a long time and are excited about launching this new training program headed by Monroe's Vice President and Level III certified thermographer, Bill Fabian, and this infrared program adds to our other extensive training programs," mentioned Cliff Whitney, CEO of UAV Experts. "Our new partnership with UAV Experts puts the right people and skillsets together for a winning education for our students," added Bill Fabian.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become the hot trend in the market and this industry keeps on innovating and bringing something new. Seeker drone from RadioPlane fitted with a metal detector can fly autonomously and help clear areas of landmines. The main goal of the company is to help clear landmines field around the world and this will soon become a reality. The flight time is up to 50 minutes depending on the attachment's shape and weight. On the other hand, this drone navigates its environment through a network of cameras, GPS and GNSS systems, sensors controlled by open source software running on a fast computer chip.

Microsoft's annual Build conference for developers kicked off the week starting with a keynote provided by CEO Satya Nadella. He didn't reveal any new Windows 10 hardware, but instead focused his presentation on solutions spanning from the intelligent cloud to the intelligent edge, the latter of which simply classifies everything we use ranging from smart thermostats to HoloLens in the corporate environment. He began the keynote emphasizing how artificial intelligence is changing the world, drawing parallels to the Industrial Revolution where, in a span of 20 years, the nation moved from horse-drawn engines to automobiles. The core technologies of the Industrial Revolution were essentially invisible: the combustion engines in cars, plumbing in buildings, the installment on electrical systems for lighting, and so on. Artificial intelligence and the cloud are just as revolutionary and invisible. One example is Microsoft's new partnership with civilian drone manufacturer DJI.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is coming up with a law that'll require hobbyist and commercial drone pilots to acquire license before taking the drone flights. Plus, this new law will come in effect in 2019. The pilots have to sit for internet-based course and on the successful completion of the course will be provided with drone license. According to Bundesamt fur Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL), the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Switzerland and EU will apply these laws. "You ought to learn, where and how high you are allowed to fly your drone or what influence temperature and wind can have," stated BAZL communications Chief Urs Holderegger.