Are they going to follow FAA rules then or just do whatever they want and kill people every now and then when they crash/fall out of the sky?
Well when they crash the company needs to replace the whole drone, so they are probably going to try to avoid that when possible.
That said, they should have to obey faa regs, but while the laws for private use are pretty clear, the commercial use regulations are layered and sort of in flux. Major operators are always pushing to have laws adjusted, and because leadership in the US is generally overly supportive of big business, those changes often go into place.
In other words, there ARE laws, but you know, it’s the US, so they can probably change them.
Isn’t there an fcc rule about drones needing to be in the line of sight of the operator
Yes. They are also not allowed to be over people (including traffic) unless it’s just to pass over to move to another area with no people (not allowed to continuously pass over people) unless they are below a certain, very low, weight. I think only one drone fits that category last I checked.
I have my commercial drone license but quit the job that required it so I am a little rusty on the rules
Once this becomes the norm next podcast is “What if we put small tasers on the drones? Our communities become much safer!”
And when they get hacked, people will be able to do mass shootings from the comfort of their own homes. That’s what I call progress!
Bold move in a nation that treats firearms target practice as a sport.
These guys really don’t get the message eh?
wonder how hard it is to hit those…
Probably pretty easy with a shotgun
They’re just copying Chinese ideas, don’t they ?
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