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The evolution of autonomous vehicle technology and its
forthcoming widespread use have the potential for many societal
benefits, including safer roads, greater economic productivity, and
better fuel economy. Along with the innovations and industry
growth, stakeholders in the industry will encounter a broad range
of legal issues.
This Jones Day
White Paper updates our prior
publication regarding the legal and regulatory issues related to
autonomous vehicles. It focuses on self-driving passenger
automobiles and sets forth the developments in the areas of: (i)
automated technology; (ii) state and federal regulations; (iii)
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Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) jointly released a progress report on Phase 2 of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP). Initial results proved successful in demonstrating a number of additional UTM capabilities and allowed the agencies and partners to gain valuable information. The data, lessons learned, surveys and other artifacts will be used to generate a final report, to be published later in 2021.
The primary goal of the UPP is to enable the development, testing and demonstration of a set of UTM capabilities to support the sharing of information that promotes situational awareness and deconfliction of drones. During the first phase of the UPP, the following capabilities were successfully demonstrated: (1) sharing of operational intent between operators; (2) generating a UAS Volume Reservation
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Remote ID rule for drones (Part 89) became effective on April 21, 2021. Part 89 will likely increase commercial drone operations while promoting safety and security. With the drone industry predicted to grow to $63.6 billion by 2025 (particularly in agriculture, construction and mining, insurance, telecommunications, and law enforcement), new regulations such as Part 89 are vital to maintaining that momentum.
As I previously
wrote, Part 89 includes new operating requirements for drone operators, including a requirement to operate only unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that meet the remote identification design and production standards set out in the rule, and contains three (3) remote identification classifications:
FAA Announces Final Drone Rules Take Effect 22 April 2021
Final rules take effect today for remotely identifying drones and allowing operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions.
“Today’s rules are an important first step in safely and securely managing the growing use of drones in our airspace, though more work remains on the journey to full integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),” said
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
“The Department looks forward to working with stakeholders to ensure that our UAS policies keep pace with innovation, ensure the safety and security of our communities, and foster the economic competitiveness of our country.”