Apple, Microsoft and Uber test drones approved but Amazon left out in cold
by Samuel Gibbs from on (#3PW6Y)
Ten pilot projects given greenlight for uses ranging from mapping and aircraft inspection to mosquito tracking and food delivery
Apple, Intel, Microsoft and Uber will soon start flying drones for a range of tasks including food and package delivery, digital mapping and conducting surveillance as part of 10 pilot programmes approved Wednesday by the US government.
The drone-testing projects have been given waivers for regulations that currently ban their use in the US and will be used to help the Federal Aviation Authority draw up suitable laws to govern the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for myriad tasks.
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