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Red Cat Announces Black Box for Drones

Red Cat's flight recorder and analysis software will make it easy to track the flight path and various data parameters for drone flights. Courtesy Red Cat
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Key Takeaways:

  • Red Cat has launched a "Blockchain black box" designed to track and record drone flight data, aiming to ensure regulatory compliance and accountability for the rapidly expanding drone industry.
  • This product provides secure, encrypted third-party data analysis, intended for use by regulators, insurance companies, pilots, and drone service companies.
  • The initiative addresses growing concerns about drone airspace infringements and the critical need for reliable data to ensure safer skies, and is currently in beta testing.
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Humacao, Puerto Rico-based Red Cat has announced a new product designed to track drones and analyze their activities in an effort to help pilots ensure that a flight stayed within the regulations of drone operations. A black box of sorts, the Blockchain black box tracks and records drone flight data. Red Cat claims to be the first distributed system with secure and encrypted third-party data. Regulators, insurance companies, pilots, and drone service companies are some examples of entities that can potentially use and analyze the data for various purposes.

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