Drones in America

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Drones in America is your go-to B2B drone podcast, presented by MarketScale. Your host, Grant Guillot, leads the unmanned aircraft systems practice team for the law firm of Adams & Reese. Every Wednesday, he chats with leaders, influencers, and experts who are impacting the rapidly growing commercial drone industry in the United States to help us through the complex web of technology and policy.

  1. What 3 Trends Are Driving Q4 in the Drone Industry?

    10/07/2020

    What 3 Trends Are Driving Q4 in the Drone Industry?

    3 Trends Driving the Drone Industry Right Now: Increased Hardware Competition Signals Market ShiftRising Global Tensions and Move Toward Dual-UseImproving Autonomy and Shifting Regulations

    30 min
  2. DroneUp Announces Partnership with Walmart to Deliver Covid Tests by Drone

    09/25/2020

    DroneUp Announces Partnership with Walmart to Deliver Covid Tests by Drone

    DroneUp just announced a partnership with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics to deliver at-home COVID-19 self-collection kits. Walmart has already been experimenting with with the practicality of drone delivery for select grocery and household essential items, but has not advanced past the trial stage. Delivering COVID-19 tests is not only a highly relevant need in our society, but would be a big step forward in analyzing the efficiency of drones in deliveries.

    32 min
  3. Shaping Public Perception of Drones

    09/16/2020

    Shaping Public Perception of Drones

    According to Miriam McNabb, CEO at JobForDrones and Contributing Editor at DRONELIFE, drones are stepping in when humans really need to step away for their health and safety. She explained that drone technology has really allowed certain workspaces, such as industrial sites and mining sites, to keep functioning with fewer people on the ground and more distance between them.

    32 min
  4. Will Easing Restrictions of Flights Over People Increase UAV Use in Construction?

    09/09/2020

    Will Easing Restrictions of Flights Over People Increase UAV Use in Construction?

    Brasfield & Gorrie is a general contracting firm, making Hittie uniquely qualified to touch on the subject of this episode – how the potential lessening of regulations surrounding the use of drones and UAVs over people could impact the construction industry. Hittie has experienced the benefits of drones in data collection firsthand, which led him toward a career in drones and eventually to Brasfield & Gorrie.

    25 min
  5. Taking Flight with the Commercial UAV Expo

    09/02/2020

    Taking Flight with the Commercial UAV Expo

    Grant Guillot, host of Drones in America, was joined by Lisa Murray, Linda McLaughlin, and Lee Corkhill of Diversified Communications to preview this year’s Commercial UAV Expo. With the global pandemic present, many events have been postponed or cancelled. The Commercial UAV Expo has opted to take the event virtual. “It’s been challenging. It’s been interesting. It’s kind of exciting” said Murray, Group Director.. The overall goals of delivering excellent content to expo visitors, providing a platform for companies to showcase their innovations, and being a premier networking event have remained the same. How the content is delivered is the main difference.

    26 min
  6. How a Ban on Foreign Drones Would Cripple the Industry

    08/12/2020

    How a Ban on Foreign Drones Would Cripple the Industry

    On this episode of Drones in America, host Grant Guillot was joined by Brenden Schulman, Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs at DJI. DJI, headquartered in Shenzhen, China, is an industry leader, providing flying and stabilization systems and more than make image capture via drone simpler and more effective. Schulman and Guillot dove into new use cases for drones created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shifting landscape of the public’s perception of drones, and more, though a majority of the duo’s discussion centered around a key topic – what role do foreign-made drones play in the American drone industry? It’s a key consideration, particularly in light of growing concerns about foreign powers, notably China, gaining access to sensitive American data.

    31 min
  7. Skydio Leading the Way in America's Surge Toward the Top of the Drone Industry

    07/22/2020

    Skydio Leading the Way in America's Surge Toward the Top of the Drone Industry

    Every week, Drones in America introduces listeners to guests who are leaders, influencers and experts from various areas to talk about America’s drone industry. Topics discussed include the history of drones, new technology, policy and the rapidly-growing commercial market. On this episode, host Grant Guillot sat down with leaders of the largest American drone manufacturer, Skydio. The CEO and Founder, Adam Bry, and the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy, Brendan Groves, joined the show to discuss the major announcements regarding the X2 line of enterprise drones and what that means for autonomous drones in the commercial and public safety segments. Bry helped launch Google's drone program in the early 2010s and, in 2012, was concerned the FAA could potentially kill the drone industry. It has been an up-and-down roller coaster ride since then, but Bry is very optimistic about the regulatory landscape in the UAV industry and is excited by the way the policymaker decisions are trending. "Overall, I am optimistic, but you kind of have to be when you start a company," Bry said of why he founded Skydio in 2014. The Future of AutonomyBry likened the operation of drones to the early days of computing. When the computer industry first began, only specially trained experts and hackers were able to use the machines, and everything was done through the command prompt. But the first graphical user interface with "the first Mac and Windows totally changed the paradigm, [making it] a software-based experience accessible to way more people".

    32 min
  8. How Can America Move to the Lead in the Drone Race?

    07/15/2020

    How Can America Move to the Lead in the Drone Race?

    On this episode, Guillot sat down with one of the most influential policymakers in the aviation world, Rep. Garret Graves (R) of Louisiana's 6th District. Congressman Graves serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation. Graves has been quoted supporting the use of drones in emergency response and disaster surveys and as believing in significant investments from the public and private sector to ensure job creation and economic growth in this new aviation space. America is the birth place of aviation and has led technological growth throughout its history, but is currently falling behind the pace of innovation in a new industry. And, if it doesn't catch up now, it might always be behind. Graves mentioned his concerns on how few drone manufacturers there are in America and how a single company having a majority of the marketshare is bad for competition. With the U.S. having an increased sensitivity with China that will most likely not go away for quite some time, there is a space for American manufacturers to recapture the market, which could also help ease concerns related to data and national security. If we are able to have "U.S. manufacturers that rival or even best the technology of Chinese manufacturers, when people have a choice, they will go with a U.S. manufacturer,” Graves said.

    28 min
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Drones in America is your go-to B2B drone podcast, presented by MarketScale. Your host, Grant Guillot, leads the unmanned aircraft systems practice team for the law firm of Adams & Reese. Every Wednesday, he chats with leaders, influencers, and experts who are impacting the rapidly growing commercial drone industry in the United States to help us through the complex web of technology and policy.

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