By Morgan Cook
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration scaled back restrictions on remote-controlled drones,
potentially making it easier for businesses to use them for deliveries in the future. Under these new rules,
drones can now be flown over people and can be operated at night, according to the FAA.
The less-restrictive laws get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as the delivery of packages, says FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson.
And according to Brian Wynne, chief executive of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the new rules will have additional untold benefits for American society.
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.
FAA establishes new drone flying permissions and finalizes Remote ID
Yesterday, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) handed down its final regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a. drones. The new rules are hailed as an improvement to safety, security, and accountability for and by recreational and small business pilots; but they re also paving the way for widespread corporate use for things like package delivery, data collection, and other industrial uses.
There are a few things to unpack from the new rules, not to mention some important changes to past proposals, and they will have some far-reaching effects despite changing relatively little. Many of the new rules are orchestrated around opening the road to automated and utilitarian purposes like package deliveries, but they re also going to set new restrictions and grant a couple allowances to independent drone operators.
at 12:54 am NPR
Federal regulators have issued new guidelines allowing drones to operate at night and over people â 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.
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