Episode 7: Drone Suicide, Guinness World Records, and Automatic Drone Authorization
Joe and Fenity imagine drone suicide and talk about world record drones, plus breaking news on automatic flight authorization for drones.
Automated ATC Authorization For Drone At These 50 Airports This Fall
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This Fall at airports (including Miami, Phoenix, Cincinnati and San Jose) drones can get automatic authorization to fly in restricted airspace.
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Right now to get such authorization takes 90 days! Which is a big problem holding back drones!
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This automated ATC is part of the FAA’s Next Generation air traffic management system.
NASA Invents Drone Suicide
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Anti-drone technology is becoming a big business and now NASA has its own product, Safeguard software.
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First, it warns the offending drone to leave restricted airspace, then if the drone doesn't respond Safeguard can create a systems failure and kill all power.
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While NASA is taking the gentlemanly approach with software the US NAVY is just blasting drones out of the sky with lasers!
Drone Swarms Will Film Sports
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The EU-funded MULTIDRONE project seeks to create teams of three to five semi-automated drones that can film large-scale sports events.
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It could revolutionize the way we view sports.
Drone Breaks World Record
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The Racer X drone from the Drone Racing League just set a Guinness World Record for the fastest battery operated quadcopter! The little speedster reached 163.5 MPH. Prototypes of the drone used so much power they burst into flames.
