Jul 4, 2018 06:10 PM
https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/04/la...tion-lags/
EXCERPT: In 2014, a drone got tangled in the power lines outside a South Carolina prison carrying a small payload of marijuana and a cellphone. Police arrested a man in a nearby campsite who’d been running this smuggling operation using radio-controlled drones. A year later, a civilian-operated drone landed inside the White House perimeter, and was followed by a YouTube drone demonstration posted by an engineering student showing his drone carrying and firing a semi-automatic handgun.
All of these incidents demonstrated the dangers of unregulated drone usage and of allowing anyone to fly one anywhere—not to mention at any speed, any altitude, with any cargo, or to any destination.
Progress on unleashing drones more widely for a range of purposes [...] has stalled around the world, and there is no clear-cut leader in terms of devising an air traffic control system to unleash the coming drone era. [...] In North America, some regulations are already in place involving drones of up to 55 pounds if used for fun, work, or research. They must be operated in view of a licensed pilot in an area where drones are permitted to fly.
[...] As for drones in cities, none will be widely allowed until air traffic control systems are designed and tested. [...] Europe appears to be slightly ahead regarding “beyond site” drone regulations compared to the US, where thousands of no-go zones like airports, military bases, and “sensitive” sites are designated for protection or geo-fencing from drones. Such roadblocks have led Amazon, Google, and other companies to test their drones in the UK and Australia....
MORE: https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/04/la...tion-lags/
EXCERPT: In 2014, a drone got tangled in the power lines outside a South Carolina prison carrying a small payload of marijuana and a cellphone. Police arrested a man in a nearby campsite who’d been running this smuggling operation using radio-controlled drones. A year later, a civilian-operated drone landed inside the White House perimeter, and was followed by a YouTube drone demonstration posted by an engineering student showing his drone carrying and firing a semi-automatic handgun.
All of these incidents demonstrated the dangers of unregulated drone usage and of allowing anyone to fly one anywhere—not to mention at any speed, any altitude, with any cargo, or to any destination.
Progress on unleashing drones more widely for a range of purposes [...] has stalled around the world, and there is no clear-cut leader in terms of devising an air traffic control system to unleash the coming drone era. [...] In North America, some regulations are already in place involving drones of up to 55 pounds if used for fun, work, or research. They must be operated in view of a licensed pilot in an area where drones are permitted to fly.
[...] As for drones in cities, none will be widely allowed until air traffic control systems are designed and tested. [...] Europe appears to be slightly ahead regarding “beyond site” drone regulations compared to the US, where thousands of no-go zones like airports, military bases, and “sensitive” sites are designated for protection or geo-fencing from drones. Such roadblocks have led Amazon, Google, and other companies to test their drones in the UK and Australia....
MORE: https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/04/la...tion-lags/