Skydio 2 Dock for enhanced automation, the regressive "Drone Integration and Zoning Act", Ford files a futuristic drone patent, drone search and rescue and much, much more...

We are back with some of the biggest and most exciting drone news of this week with the DroneDJ himself, Haye Kesteloo. Our biggest drone news story this week is about Skydio 2. For folks who have not been following the news, Skydio released a new drone, Skydio 2 about two weeks back. Following up on this, Skydio recently announced the Skydio 2 Dock.

The Skydio 2 Dock is a "self-contained weatherproof charging station" that might make it possible to conduct autonomous operations in the future. Particularly, this Skydio accessory will be really useful for enterprise customers who wish to automate their day-to-day operations. While the FAA does not permit autonomous operations at present, the Skydio 2 Dock certainly indicates what the future of drone technology might look like.

In our next piece of drone news, we discuss the recent, "Drone Integration and Zoning Act" introduced by Senator Mike Lee. This Act aims to undermine the FAA's authority by putting states, cities and Native American tribes in charge. Tune in to discover how this act will place severe restrictions on a drone pilot's right to fly.

Other topics covered in today's show include drone search and rescue, LiDAR-equipped mapping drones, and an innovative "vehicle-integrated drone" patent filed by Ford. Fly safe!

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Timestamps

[01:55] Drone Integration and Zoning Act undermines the FAA's authority and puts local governments in charge

[06:30] Drone search and Rescue - A Matrice M210 used to successfully locate a six-year-old in Minnesota

[09:26] Skydio releases Skydio 2 Dock, a "self-contained weatherproof charging station"

[13:23] Ford files a new patent for a futuristic "Vehicle-Integrated Drone"

[17:20] Planes and drones equipped with LiDAR help discover and map Maya ruins in Mexico

[19:11] Farmers using drones to lure sheep in the right di...