(Source: technologyreview.com) For some construction workers, any thoughts of slacking off could soon seem rather quaint. The drones will almost certainly notice. The workers building a lavish new downtown stadium for the Sacramento Kings in California are being monitored by aerial drones and software that can automatically flag slow progress. Once per day, several … [Read more...] about New Boss on Construction Sites Is a Drone
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Industry Advocates Say Drone No-Fly Zone in California Will Stifle Innovation
(Source: The Guardian) California lawmakers have sided with privacy advocates to pass a bill that bans drones from flying lower than 350ft (106m) over private property. If the bill is signed by Governor Jerry Brown it will create a no-fly zone and make it a trespass violation for someone to fly an unmanned aircraft or drone over private property below 350ft without the … [Read more...] about Industry Advocates Say Drone No-Fly Zone in California Will Stifle Innovation
California Lawmakers Approve Drone Trespassing Bills
(Source: ABC News) California lawmakers advanced legislation Monday seeking to rein in the use of privacy-invading drones, passing one bill to prevent the use of drones by paparazzi and another making it a trespassing violation to fly drones over private property without permission. In the state Senate, lawmakers voted 40-0 to approve AB856 by Assemblyman Ian Calderon, … [Read more...] about California Lawmakers Approve Drone Trespassing Bills
Rogue Drones Are an Increasing Problem Across the U.S.
(Source: Washington Post) Rogue drone operators are rapidly becoming a national nuisance, invading sensitive airspace and private property — with the regulators of the nation’s skies largely powerless to stop them. In recent days, drones have smuggled drugs into an Ohio prison, smashed against a Cincinnati skyscraper, impeded efforts to fight wildfires in California and … [Read more...] about Rogue Drones Are an Increasing Problem Across the U.S.
Do We Need Steeper Punishment for Detrimental Drone Operators?
While firefighters already have a challenging enough job of fighting fires in the backcountry, drones have made their task even harder. Many individuals with a hobby of capturing extreme video footage of natural disasters operate drones to record these videos, however it adds to the worries of firefighters and lawmakers because drones can sabotage firefighting efforts by … [Read more...] about Do We Need Steeper Punishment for Detrimental Drone Operators?
