US regulators have cleared the way forward for UPS delivery drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight.
a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside.UPS delivery drones are now allowed to fly longer distance flights beyond the sight of ground operators, the Federal Aviation Administrationon Wednesday. This is the kind of move that opens the door for drone delivery companies like Wing, FedEx, and Zip to deliver packages across a wider area and service more customers.
UPS Flight Forward, a UPS subsidiary focused on drone delivery, can now deliver small packages beyond the visual line of sight without spotters on the ground monitoring the route and skies for other aircraft, using SwissDrones SVO 50 V2 drones. The FAA also announced authorizations for two other companies to fly beyond sight for commercial purposes. That includes uAvionix Corp. and, last week, infrastructure inspection company Phoenix Air Unmanned.
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