Imagine a World where Amazon makes this a reality, excited or scared?

[vivster]

SpokenTruth said:

vivster said:

I don't believe that is true, considering drone deliveries are already happening. If this law actually applied to businesses drone delivery would be simply impossible. The US doesn't strike me as a country that's very much into corporate regulation, especially when other countries already allow it.

Edit: Now would you look at that. The law disables itself.

Waivers and Airspace Authorizations
The FAA can issue waivers to certain requirements of Part 107 if an operator demonstrates they can fly safely under the waiver without endangering other aircraft or people and property on the ground or in the air

https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=22615

That waiver doesn't waive everything (notice is says just certain requirements of 107 are waived).  For instance, it doesn't waive the line of sight requirement when transporting other people's property (such as package delivery services).

https://jrupprechtlaw.com/section-107-205-list-regulations-subject-waiver

Section 107.205 List of regulations subject to waiver.

A certificate of waiver issued pursuant to §107.200 may authorize a deviation from the following regulations of this part:

(a ) Section 107.25—Operation from a moving vehicle or aircraft. However, no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire. (This means you cannot do the mothership launch system seen in the video).

(c ) Section 107.31—Visual line of sight aircraft operation. However, no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire. (This means they can't do package delivery services beyond line of sight).

https://qz.com/1274105/the-us-government-has-approved-the-first-statewide-tests-for-autonomous-drone-deliveries/

https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613255/the-first-commercial-drone-delivery-scheme-in-the-us-is-already-flying/

The FAA has already issued waivers for tests that at least forgo the line of sight requirement. Amazon is also testing with autonomus drones. The FAA regulations that are currently in place are basically meaningless because as soon as companies need those regulations to disappear, they will. Delivery drones are already well underway and these regulations won't stay in their way as soon as they're reliable and economically viable.

It's the same with autonomous vehicles. There are still regulations that require the vehicle to be able to be manually operated by a human. You don't think that's gonna last very long, do you?