According to SupplyChain247.Com, under strict conditions, the United States is “set to permit widespread civilian drone flights after the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a proposal to permit businesses to use small unmanned aircraft.” According to the article, delivering goods (like those proposed by Amazon) or, for example, pizza to homes across the U.S. will not be permitted.
Some project that the economic impact of using drones could be as large as $82 billion, and that it could create as many as 100,000 jobs. It could take years before rules are set, however the stage is set for some very interesting dialogue over both the benefits and the risks of using commercial drones.
[Orig. Article Source: http://www.supplychain247.com/article/no_amazon_drone_delivery_under_new_faa_rules]
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