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[Nickatnite]

FAA approves fully automated commercial drone flights

A Massachusetts company has just won government approval to make fully automated commercial drone flights without a human operator around

abcnews.go.com

 

[Pygar70]

We're ahead of the game, here in Australia...

Fancy a gelato delivered to your door? Google launches world-first commercial drone business

It's official: Google's world-first commercial air delivery business is up and running in Canberra, using a drone to deliver items like chocolate, coffee and golfing equipment to a select number of homes.

www.abc.net.au

Canberra – Australia – Wing

Hey Canberra residents, Wing is delivering food, coffee, hardware, chemist items, pet supplies, and more by drone from local businesses directly to your home. Find what you need by signing up here.

wing.com

 

[Billie Nelson]

Studying my carefully splayed chicken entrails to predict future developments, I make bold to say that even more exemptions will be approved, to circumvent the blanket rule against flying drones over populated areas, perhaps coupled with a requirement that such approved drones be equipped with ballistic parachutes to facilitate soft landings in the event of major propulsion failures while airborne.