Google has won a new patent for an emergency drone call system. While Google has filed patents for delivery receptacles and delivery drones, this patent is for a humanitarian drone communications system that would send an appropriately equipped drone to the site of an emergency, enabling the delivery of critical equipment more quickly than a traditional ambulance stuck in … [Read more...] about Google Wins New Patent for Emergency Drone Call System
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Drone Lobby: Who Are the Biggest “Industry Stakeholders”?
The drone lobby has been in the news of late, as the NYTimes Bits Blog reported a couple of weeks ago that a frenzy of industry stakeholders had descended upon Washington in an effort to influence drone policy in the 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act (also known as the AIRR Act.) Now The Hill has tallied data on lobby spending as compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, … [Read more...] about Drone Lobby: Who Are the Biggest “Industry Stakeholders”?
Google’s Project Wing “Delivery Receptacle” Patent
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has filed a patent for a "delivery receptacle" to help with drone delivery. The patent, which Reuters reported was filed on Tuesday, calls for a delivery receptacle to take packages the last few steps to a secure location - the equivalent of your friendly FedEx driver leaving the package in the garage instead of on the porch. Stating … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Wing “Delivery Receptacle” Patent
Feds Could Require Satellite Tracking in Delivery Drones
Regulators are looking at satellite tracking as a way to move beyond laws to make sure that drones who may in future be allowed to operate beyond the line of sight (delivery drones, for example) keep their distance from planes. The Wall Street Journal reports that Don Walker, an FAA official, said that the FAA plans to utilize automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast … [Read more...] about Feds Could Require Satellite Tracking in Delivery Drones
Google and Facebook Face Off: Who Wins on Internet Drones?
57% of the world is without Internet access and can't use Facebook to post new boyfriend pictures, or use Google to search for new boyfriends. They can't even read this post (gasp.) Never fear, Facebook and Google are racing to get new technology in the air to remedy the situation. Both companies are developing technology to beam internet to the ground from the … [Read more...] about Google and Facebook Face Off: Who Wins on Internet Drones?
