FAA Says Drone Sightings Double
Washington — Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision. There have been more than 650 reports this year by pilots of unmanned aircraft flying near manned aircraft, the FAA said in a statement. There were 238 drone sightings in all of 2014. The reports come from pilots of a variety of...
Startups Want in on Drone Industry
Miami — Step inside Animusoft’s offices, and you’ll see drones everywhere — large ones, little ones, drones that inspect, drones that pick fruit, and a few just for fun. Some are half-built; 3-D printers are working 24/7 to create new parts. You might think this is a drone manufacturer, but you’d be wrong. Animusoft is a Miami-area startup creating an operating system for drone and robot makers. Think Android for robotics — a software...
Privacy Tops List of Drone Concerns
Pittsburgh — Amazon wants to use them to deliver orders. One hovered over a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game last summer. And earlier this year, one crashed onto the White House lawn. Drones are not everywhere yet, but once the Federal Aviation Administration fine-tunes the rules for commercial drone use, thousands of companies could receive licenses to do business via unmanned aircraft. Using a drone for business purposes poses a...
