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North Dakota Law Aims To Set Parameters For Police Use Of Drones
North Dakota is out in front with a law setting the parameters for police use of drones. It bars the use of lethal weapons on these remote controlled flying machines, but it seems to specifically rule in non-lethal weapons. Some … Continue reading
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After Government’s Greenlight, Commercial Drones Set To Take Off
Stories about how Amazon and Google want to deliver packages using drones have gotten a lot of attention. But in fact, some 1,300 businesses and individuals have already received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to use drones for commercial … Continue reading
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Amazon Rolls Out Sunday Deliveries, Tests Carrier Drones
Amazon (AMZN) plans to roll out Sunday delivery to a “large portion” of the U.S. population this year. The company also said Thursday that it has started to flight test its fifth- and sixth-generation carrier drones. Its next two generations are currently in the design phase. Continue reading
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Colorado Town Considers Letting Residents Shoot at Drones
Drones could join coyotes as prey on the dun-colored prairie if voters in Deer Trail, Colorado, population 563, approve a measure today allowing the town to issue hunting licenses for unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
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