A House subcommittee hearing about drones is receiving a thumbs up from one the largest American trade organizations. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) – formerly the Consumer Electronics Association – released a statement of support regarding Thursday’s Congressional Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade’s hearing titled The Disrupter Series: The Fast – … [Read more...] about Tech Industry Group Praises House Drone Hearing
Gary Shapiro
Commercial Drones are Ready for Takeoff
from Washington Post Op-Ed by Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association. Lightweight commercial drone aircraft are poised to transform industries from online retail to film and photography to farming and even Internet signal delivery. But delays in federal rule-making mean that U.S. businesses are stuck in limbo, unable to move forward with this … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones are Ready for Takeoff