from Forbes Amazon.com’s founder, Jeff Bezos, keeps saying that he wants to revolutionize package delivery by using drones. Skeptics snicker, but Bezos won’t back down. Does he realize how much controversy may lie ahead? It sure looks like it, based on a peek at Amazon’s latest job listings. I’ve been covering Amazon since 1998, and I’ve learned that when the company is being … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Drone Team Is Hiring: Look At These Nifty Job Ads
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As Google Moves Into the Drone Business, We Look Back at Eric Schmidt’s Warning
With the technology sector increasingly focused on the billions of people in the world without access to the Internet, interest in drone technology as a solution has increased dramatically in recent years. Already, private citizens use consumer-level drones to film sweeping aerial vistas, while Amazon works to realize its announced plan to deliver its products via its own … [Read more...] about As Google Moves Into the Drone Business, We Look Back at Eric Schmidt’s Warning
FAA Test Operations, Pet Drones and Jungle Treks: UAS Headlines for the Week of 4/25/14
In case you missed it: Here are some of the most talked about stories in drone news this week: The biggest news of the week was the announcement that the FAA's first official UAS test site, located in North Dakota, was ready to begin operations. Whether or not the FAA will have the final say on drone regulation in the the US, the site is a major step forward … [Read more...] about FAA Test Operations, Pet Drones and Jungle Treks: UAS Headlines for the Week of 4/25/14
Special Delivery?
Imagine that a year from now, you order a new watch from the internet and a half hour later it appears at your door. But wait a second, you didn't see the mailman or hear a giant, lumbering FedEx truck so how did it get there so quickly? Well this is 2015. The watch wasn't dropped off by your typical delivery man. It was literally dropped on your doorstep by a delivery … [Read more...] about Special Delivery?
