The Federal Aviation Administration has certified for testing a vehicle that a California startup describes as a flying car — the first fully electric vehicle that can both fly and travel on roads to receive US government approval.
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A critical Federal Aviation Administration computer system experienced an outage Wednesday and briefly halted all US flights.
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Airline industry groups and the FAA have been at odds with Verizon and AT&T as the wireless communications companies launch new technology.
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An airline industry group warns of potential “catastrophic disruption” at airports such as RDU due to new rollout of 5G technology from wireless providers. But an AT&T spokesperson told WRAL TechWire that neither airlines or the FAA “utilized the two years they’ve had to responsibly plan for this deployment.”
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There are more drones in the air every day; trials continue for product deliveries, but the FAA is making changes in rules for drone operations. Big ones.
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Dr. Stuart Ginn, a former pilot and flight instructor, brings a keen eye to the evolving drone delivery program at WakeMed. And so far he likes what he sees, especially after the US Department of Transportation on Tuesday cited the pilot project as a key reason in approval a first “drone airline” for UPS.
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The FAA’s decision to award UPS a “drone airline” after a trial in which UPS partnered with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and WakeMed for a series of trial deliveries is a victory but it marks just the beginning of an aggressive drone agenda in the state known as “First in Flight.”
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UPS says it has won government approval to run a drone airline, a first for a U.S. company, and it plans to expand deliveries on hospital campuses and eventually other industries.
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In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. In North Carolina, they’re searching for the nests of endangered birds. In Kansas, they could soon be identifying sick cows through heat signatures. North Carolina through a Department of Transportation initiative is cited as one of “states conducting...
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