The US is going to allow small drones to fly over people at night. The news arrives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through an announcement earlier this week, which is a step towards unmanned drones being used for commercial purposes like deliveries.
According to a Reuters report, the FAA recently stated that it is planning on enforcing its long awaited rules for drones, which are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles. These new regulations will address security concerns by requiring remote identification technology in most cases. This will enable remote identification of the drone from the ground. At the moment, small drone operations over people were limited in the US.
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Drone users could only fly a drone over people that are directly participating in the operations or are located under a covered structure, or inside a stationary vehicle. The only exception was based on receiving a waiver from the FAA. The new rules will take effect 60 days after its publication in the federal register in January 2021; after which, drone makers have about 18 months to begin the production of drones wirh Remote ID built in. Operators and users of drones will have another year on top of this to provide Remote ID.
As per FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, “The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns.” He further added that “The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns.” As of right now, drone companies have been racing to create fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles to speed up the delivery process, especially in the US.
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