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UberEats Wants to Deliver Your Meal via Drone by 2021

According to a job posting on Uber’s website spotted by The Wall Street Journal, the ride-hailing company is looking for an operations executive to get delivery drones ready for the UberEats division by 2019 in order to get them commercially … Continue reading

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New drones used in rescue efforts: High-tech equipment has speed, safety benefits

A new type of life-saving equipment is being used by the Columbus Fire Department when responding to certain types of rescue calls. The department’s unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, were deployed about three weeks ago when a 9-year-old … Continue reading

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FAA Traffic Management Anticipates Flying Cars

It may be a year or more before the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) changes its rules enough for Amazon or other hopefuls to deliver products by drones. But the five-year FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, signed into law Oct. … Continue reading

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FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Raises Concerns Among the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Community

It has been nearly two weeks since the sweeping FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 was signed into law on Oct. 5, 2018. As the first long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration to be enacted since 2012, the primary purpose … Continue reading

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