The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson (pic) said. They get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as the delivery of packages.
WASHINGTON: Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
The FAA said its long-awaited rules for the drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, will address security concerns by requiring remote identification technology in most cases to enable their identification from the ground.
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced new rules Monday that would ease restrictions on the use of drones and will likely expand commercial uses of the technology down the road. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Federal regulators have issued new guidelines allowing drones to operate at night and over people a change in the rules that could expand the use of the machines for commercial deliveries.
The new rules from the Federal Aviation Administration will also require remote identification technology so that the machines can be identifiable from the ground. The FAA said this standard will address security concerns and make drones easier to track.
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Federal regulators have issued new guidelines allowing drones to operate at night and over people a change in the rules that could expand the use of the machines for commercial deliveries.
The new rules from the Federal Aviation Administration will also require remote identification technology so that the machines can be identifiable from the ground. The FAA said this standard will address security concerns and make drones easier to track. These final rules carefully address safety, security and privacy concerns while advancing opportunities for innovation and utilization of drone technology, said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao in a statement.
By Regina Star
Dec 29, 2020
The United States will allow small drones to fly over people during the night, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday (December 28).
The FAA’s decision to allow at-night operations marks a significant advancement in the use of drones for commercial deliveries. Among the new rules for unmanned aerial vehicles include a focus on security concerns by requiring Remote ID technology that enables drone identification from the ground as well as anti-collision lights for nighttime operations. Another change will require small drones to not have open rotating parts that could slash human skin.
Once published in the federal register in January, these rules will take effect 60 days later.