Tue, Oct 24, 2017
A patent granted to Amazon could someday lead to a drone landing on top of an electric car and transferring power to the vehicle while it is underway.
The patent drawing shows a docking station attached to the roof of a electric vehicle (EV) ... and a tree for some unknown reason. If the driver of the EV felt he or she could not make it to the next charging station, the drone would meet the car at a predetermined location, scan to be sure it's the correct vehicle, then land and plug in. The car could then proceed to the next charging location while being charged by the drone. There may soon be some movement on the drone regulatory front as the White House is reportedly considering pilot programs that would link FAA rules with drone regulations passed by local and state governments. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has devised the programs that would test advances in technology and experiment with oversight with a goal of expanding uses for UAVs nationwide. Skyward has been approved to give commercial drone operators instant access to controlled airspace with the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)
services from the FAA. The program will roll out this fall at Cincinnati International Airport (KCVG), Reno (KRNO), San Jose (KSJC), and Lincoln (KLNK) among others. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 10.24.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, October 24th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Introducing Laura Hutson and Changes for Airborne
- Latest Amazon Patent Hints At Unusual Use For A UAV
- Local Governments May Soon Have Some Authority To Regulate Drones
- Commercial Drone Operators Can Now Access Controlled Airspace
- Yamaha Motor Introduces New Multirotor Agricultural Spraying Drone
- DoD Awards Contract To Drone Aviation For Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat
- Los Angeles Board Of Police Commissioners Approves UAS Use Guidelines
- Alphabet Drones Delivering Medicine, Burritos In Australia
- California Firefighting Efforts Slowed By A Drone
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-Unmanned" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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