FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21
On January 14, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first fully automated commercial drone flights by granting Massachusetts-based American Robotics, Inc. permission to operate drones without hands-on piloting and “beyond-visual-line-of-site” (BVLOS) through January 31, 2023. Weighing less than 20 pounds, American Robotics’ Scout drones utilize acoustic technology to detect and avoid other airborne obstacles. The part 107 waiver permits American Robotics to operate its drones along...
By: Snell & Wilmer