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‘Eyes in the Sky’: Bell Textron Completes Autonomous Flight Test with NASA

by | Feb 14, 2022
NASA is looking to shape the future of flight, and Bell is on board. Its drone was able to successfully detect and avoid other objects in the airspace while integrating with its ground-based radar surveillance system. Bell says the flight test will aid in expanding the industry, as things like drone delivery services and air taxi companies mature.
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He Sent Israel’s First Spacecraft to the Moon—Now His Flytrex Drones Will Deliver Burgers to DFW Back Yards
by | Feb 1, 2022
Yariv Bash, co-founder of Israel's SpaceIL, was part of the team behind the 2019 Beresheet moon mission. Now, as co-founder and CEO of Flytrex, he has a new mission: Drone-delivering restaurant meals and groceries to Dallas-Fort Worth back yards.
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North Texas-Based Hedera Helps Boost Long-Distance Drone Safety in U.K. Trial
by | Jan 6, 2022
The public ledger consensus service from Richardson-headquartered Hedera helped “gather, store, and order” millions of data points in the trial, which was sponsored by the U.K. government. Working with London-based aviation tech firm Neuron Innovations, Hedera helped advance the case for the safe sharing of long-distance airspace by commercial, military, and government drones.
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Walmart and Intel Are Bringing Their Holiday Drone Light Show to Dallas
by | Dec 2, 2020
On Dec. 5 at the Cotton Bowl, Walmart is hosting a free holiday experience that features Intel's drones choreographed to popular holiday songs in the air.
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Discovery: SMU Team Propels Drone Communication Forward, UTA Professor Creates Sustainable City Simulations

by | Feb 28, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about a new collaboration between UNT and LaCore Labs that includes a $1 million gift.
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Tech Disruptors Are Already Delivering Changes to the Supply Chain, C&W Report Says
by | Sep 13, 2019
In a new report, Cushman & Wakefield noted that technology is affecting supply chain real estate via drones, robots, 3D printing, and autonomous trucks.
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Mobility Innovation Zone: AllianceTexas Developer Announces Plans for the Future
by | Jun 11, 2019
Dallas-based Hillwood plans to turn its vast acreage in Fort Worth and Denton County into a place called the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone. There, new transportation technologies can be developed and deployed—from autonomous cars and trucks to high-flying drones and air taxis. 
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Follow the Money: Linear Labs Gets $4.5M; TIER REIT & Cousins Merger Creates $7B Company
by | Mar 28, 2019
You’ll also find news about Blue Racer Midstream, SureShot, SkyDefender, Allied Bioscience, Lantern Pharma, Akola Project, Mark Cuban, Siemens, KwikBoost, and Align Capital in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving investors and companies in North Texas.
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Carrollton’s Securus Technologies Tests Ways to Detect Drone Incursions into Prisons

by | Mar 5, 2018
The company said the incursions are threats not only to public safety personnel, but also to prisoners.
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Need a Power Boost? Dallas Startup to Install Charging Stations for Smart Devices
by | Feb 8, 2018
Juice-BX is part of the first batch of startups to be bred out of a partnership between West Coast-based Invention Science Fund Incubator and Utah-based Technetium.
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Bell, Boeing Expect Big Lift From Delivery Drones
by | Jan 26, 2018
The aviation industry giants appear to be all in on developing drones that can carry cargo for many miles.
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AT&T Using Drones to Assess Network After Hurricane
by | Sep 11, 2017
The drones can give images of towers and equipment that is inaccessible because of flooding.
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7-Eleven Exec Makes Fast Company’s ‘Most Creative’ List

by | May 15, 2017
The Irving-based convenience store chain's chief merchandising officer is "making Slurpees fly," in a pilot delivery program.
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Unmanned Vehicles: Key Takeaways from XPONENTIAL
by | May 12, 2017
Industry experts gave insight from the front lines of drone technology at the keynote panel for the conference.1
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All Things Unmanned:
Dallas Innovates First Look
by | May 10, 2017
PHOTO GALLERY | The event has attracted leaders in the global community of unmanned systems — including drones and robots — to discuss the future of the industry.
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