The Federal Aviation Authority has approved ten drone projects to collect data and draw up new rules ae C. Hong / APHamburgers will be flown to diners in California and defibrillators to heart-attack victims in Nevada to test the viability of commercial drones. Ten projects have been approved by the Federal Aviation Authority, which will lift restrictions on drones to collect data on their ability to avoid obstacles without help from a human pilot and to remain secure from hackers. Apple will be involved in a project in North Carolina to deliver urgent medical supplies by drone; the technology company is expected to apply the data to its own mapping tools. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, will be involved in delivering goods in Virginia. Uber, the ride-hailing app with ambitions to develop a flying taxi, will deliver food in San Diego.

Source: The Times May 10, 2018 16:07 UTC