At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced that 1,000,000 drones have been registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
On 1 August, the Public Safety Aviation Accreditation Commission (PSAAC) released the first draft of standards for the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) by public safety agencies, in collaboration with the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA).
A drone collided with a US Army helicopter in September of this year. Last Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the operator of the drone was at fault.
In May this year, the appeals court shouted down the FAA’s 2015 ruling that owners of small UAVs were required to submit their names to a database and register their devices. The FAA had even begun returning the $5 registration fees to drone owners, when President Trump signed a bill reinstating the old rule.
In San Francisco, city supervisors have approved legislation that will require delivery robots to have a permit. This comes after an earlier attempt in the year to outright ban them from the streets of the city.
DJI is aware of a bulletin about DJI issued in August by an agent in the Los Angeles office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bulletin is based on clearly false and misleading claims from an unidentified source. Through the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, DJI provided ICE a detailed rebuttal of the report, explaining why the data behind its conclusions is deeply flawed.
A bad first day on the job. Last week, a driverless bus was making its debut on the streets of Las Vegas when it was involved in a collision with another vehicle, just two hours into the trial. It has been determined that the self-driving vehicle was not to blame.
The news network has received a waiver from Part 107, that is the first of its kind, which will allow it to fly a UAV over people. It is the first time that real-world UAV operations will be allowed to take place above people.
A partnership has been formed between Flirtey, leading drone delivery service, and REMSA, a community-integrated medical services provider, to launch the USA’s first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone delivery service.
Shareholder and consumer rights law firm Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP has launched an investigation into whether certain officers and directors of GoPro, Inc. breached their fiduciary duties by causing the company to issue false and misleading statements. GoPro makes and sells mountable and wearable cameras, drones and accessories.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) have agreed to restrict drone flights up to 400 feet within the lateral boundaries of several major US landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, after requests from national security and law enforcement agencies.
Harvard Professor Michael Singer has defeated the city of Newton, Massachusetts in court. The effects of the case may be felt in the federal versus local laws conflict.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) played their part in the relief effort in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Automakers such as Tesla, Waymo, and Uber will have received a boost from the US House passing a bill on Wednesday to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars on the country’s roads.
American car maker General Motors (GM) recently announced that it had finished production on ten new autonomous test vehicles at its plant in Lake Orion, Michigan, heralding its entry into the self-driving market. There has been a further development as it offers a new service alongside the technology.
The US army posted a memo online on 2nd August calling for a halt on the use of UAVs produced by DJI, citing concerns over cybersecurity.
Airspace authorisation in the US is becoming an easier process, with Low-Altitude Authorisation and Notification Capability or LAANC. Developed by AirMap in partnership with the FAA, it will grant users access to a simpler way of requesting authorisation in controlled airspace.
On Wednesday 19th July, a US House Panel approved a proposal that will allow automakers to deploy up to 10,000 autonomous vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards. It is the first federal legislation designed to speed up the integration of driverless cars into the market.
Drones are starting to make their presence felt in the insurance sector. Leading drone manufacturer Kespry has been making great strides in this area, providing both the hardware and software for a “full-stack solution” in a competitive market as drones are increasingly being utilised.
The state of New York has approved the budgeting of a pilot program to permit the testing of driverless vehicles, where before such cars had been expressly banned in law.
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