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RewindAgain to FuturologyEnglish · 2 years ago

The US FAA has given its first license to a company, Zipline, allowing them to fly drones autonomously.

www.faa.gov

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The US FAA has given its first license to a company, Zipline, allowing them to fly drones autonomously.

www.faa.gov

RewindAgain to FuturologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    Parachute? Last I talked to them, they were planning to lower payloads via a … well, kind of a Zipline.

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      Zipline are hugely successful in Africa. The model there is to fly low & slow and drop the packages.

      https://impakter.com/how-drones-are-revolutionising-delivery-of-medicine/

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        Right, but this was what they described to me as their plan for US operations: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23639425/zipline-drone-delivery-autonomous-tether-droid

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    Rip rc model airplane enthusiasts

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