(Source: Forbes) Early Bets Are On The Table The drone industry start-up and emergent technology bets will shake out into three areas. In the analogy of a good old-fashioned game of poker, here are the hands currently in play: Bet #1: Package and cargo delivery: Royal Flush—for the house. Bet #2: Aerial observation and imaging: Pair of eights Bet #3: Enabling … [Read more...] about Drone Technology Investments: Place Your Bets…
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Drones Are Coming To Hollywood: FAA to Approve UAVs for Use in Film Industry
(Source: Forbes) The FAA will approve Hollywood’s request to use drones for filming. Government and industry sources familiar with the process tell Forbes that the announcement will be made this Thursday afternoon. The announcement will explain the procedures under which Hollywood will operate, and the aviation rules which they are exempted from. In May, seven aerial … [Read more...] about Drones Are Coming To Hollywood: FAA to Approve UAVs for Use in Film Industry
Realtors Now Working With FAA On Drones
The National Association of Realtors is now working with the FAA to educate the agency about safe and responsible uses of drones. The news suggests that the agency may be willing to allow for limited use of drones by realtors, perhaps indicating that the agency may modify their prior position which declared that commercial uses of drones (including the use of drones by … [Read more...] about Realtors Now Working With FAA On Drones
FAA Dithering Forces Google, Drone Innovators To Take Jobs Abroad
from Forbes Google’s announcement this week that they’ve been testing delivery drones caught the tech world by surprise. What wasn’t surprising to experts familiar with the industry is that Google conducted all of their aerial tests outside the United States. That’s because the FAA has utterly failed to create procedures for companies like Google to test their innovative new … [Read more...] about FAA Dithering Forces Google, Drone Innovators To Take Jobs Abroad
Alleged ‘Peeping Tom’ Photo Reveals Perils Of Drone Journalism
from Forbes' Greg McNeal Last month a Seattle woman said that a drone made her nervous because it was flying outside of her window. Early media reports called the device a flying “Peeping Tom.” Soon afterwards, national reports exploded with more than one hundred stories, focused mostly on the news media’s construction of a privacy violation. Now, the photograph of the … [Read more...] about Alleged ‘Peeping Tom’ Photo Reveals Perils Of Drone Journalism
