Delivery Drones Grounded by FAA For The Time Being

Posted by Jed under Technology
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3163 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on March 28, 2016 9:42 am

Since Jeff Bezos, CEO at Amazon, announced a plan for delivering goods via drone in 2013, a dream has taken hold. Large and small businesses alike imagine a time when drones deliver everything from merchandise to pizza. But a recent report by the National Retail Federation sees drone deliveries grounded for the foreseeable future.

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Written by HeatherStone
3160 days ago

What's needed is a sensible idea that doesn't involve Amazon or any other huge corporation grabbing this "drone space" for themselves. The FAA has no trouble regulating major commercial travel in U.S. air space. This should be roughly similar. Although, admittedly, the lack of any collision avoidance technology could be a challenge.

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