The first commercial drones have been cleared for takeoff in the US. Last Friday, two unmanned aerial vehicles were approved by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), which for the first time will allow businesses to fully operate drones over American soil. The FAA says that "a major energy company" intends to put them to use beginning next month. One will be flown over the Alaskan coast, monitoring ice flows and the migration of whales, while the other will be used to support response crews dealing with oil spills and wildlife surveillance north of Alaska over the Beaufort Sea.
While different types of small drones are already being used inside the US, they've largely been approved for public agencies and testing purposes — not for...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/30/4572618/faa-approves-first-commercial-uav
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