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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Xiaomi first announced its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed Mi Drone in May last year and just as we reported, the Mi Drone comes in two versions, one with 1080p camera and another version with a 4K camera.  The 1080p version of the Mi Drone immediately went up for sale that same month, clutching a 2,499 Yuan ($380) price tag. On the other hand, the 4K version of the Mi Done was only made available for testing via an open beta programme which began in June last year.

Nine months after its announcement, the Xiaomi 4K Drone has now gotten a release date. According to reports, the device is scheduled for launch on March 3. The price is still set at 2,999 Yuan ($460) while the battery costs 499 Yuan. Okay, in case you don’t know much about the Mi Drone, it packs a 5,100mAh battery that can last up to 26 minutes of flight time. So, you’ll definitely be needing more than one battery.

The Mi Drone 4K version only differs from the 1080p version in some aspects. The most important one is the 4K 360-degree camera that it packs which should provide better image quality. The device uses the same processor as the 1080p version, thus it is likely the run-time of the Xiaomi UAV would be less than 26 minutes, more reason why you’ll need to get a spare battery. It retains all the cool features the Mi Drone 1080p version launched with like the remote control pad which uses a smartphone as display and more.

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The Xiaomi 4k Drone will be available from March 3 on Xiaomi Mall, Mi Home, Xiaomi official flagship store on Lynx, Jingdong, and Suning.

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