FAA asked the AMA for help in coming up with guidelines for UAS (unmanned aircraft systems).
The world of model planes has come a long way from simple remote-controlled toys. In response to these changes in technology, the FAA has asked a group of model aircraft enthusiasts, The Academy for Model Aeronautics (AMA), to work with the organization in developing new guidelines for safely flying such vehicles.
Continue reading… “FAA, AMA looking at safety guidelines for private drones”
The world will look very different a year from now.
It is never easy forecasting the future. We are living in a world in which the pace of innovation and scientific discovery makes reality seem more and more like science fiction. In the next year, those lines will get even more blurred: Think electronic pills that beam your vitals to your doctor, a drone swooping from the sky to save lives in a disaster, or even a fundamental rethinking of how businesses relate to society.
Continue reading… “12 world changing predictions for 2014”
Curved displays by Sony at CES 2014.
Venture Beat tried to cover all of the 2 million square feet of exhibit space at the 2014 International CES. They saw only a portion of the tens of thousands products on display at the huge tech trade show. They saw fads like 3D glasses for TVs fade away. And it was interesting to see how “phablets,” or phones with huge, tablet-like screens, have caught on in places like Asia even though we’ve ridiculed them in the past.
Continue reading… “Top 10 trends at CES: Venture Beat”
Drones will be everywhere.
2013 looked like the dystopian future we’ve been warned about. We learned the NSA can spy on our every word, right as Google shared a breakthrough product that could put a camera and microphone on everyone’s face. Amazon wanted to replace UPS with autonomous drones. But, what will 2014 look like? This is the year of technological kickback, according to Frog design, when privacy goes mainstream and we take the reins on our own quantified self, when artists tame 3-D printers and we learn to unplug. And yes…when drones, driverless cars, and the digital dragon that is China rise to change our economy, and our lives, forever.
Advanced robots and automation are taking jobs from humans.
2013 has been a fast moving year. We thought we would revisit some of the year’s most notable stories in exponential technology before we dive headlong into 2014. Just keep in min this list is by no means all-inclusive.
Continue reading… “Top 8 stories in exponential technology in 2013”
Futurist Thomas Frey: 2013 has been a year of considerable change for both me and the rest of our team at the DaVinci Institute. While most of what you see here on Futurist Speaker is about my research, thinking, and philosophy on the future, I thought this might be a good time to step back and fill you in on the people behind everything you’re reading.
Continue reading… “Top 13 ‘Futurist Speaker’ Columns in 2013”
Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO of Matternet, a startup in Palo Alto, Calif., has introduced a new type of transportation system that will deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies wherever they are needed — with drones.
Continue reading… “Forget roads – drones are the future of transporting goods”
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Since introducing the idea of 30-minute drone deliveries, Amazon has caught a lot of flack about it. Since its announcement, everyone has been concerned about all of the little details like the severing of hands as the drone tries to deliver goods and whether or not the drones will crash and destroy their cargo. These are valid concerns, and yes people would like to receive their goods without being maimed, but one rapid shipping enthusiast wants Amazon to go even farther.
Continue reading… “‘Amazon Rockets’ will deliver your goods in 5 minutes”
A Google self-driving car.
Amazon and UPS are looking into package delivery via automated flying drones. But, according to the New York Times, Google’s recent interest in robotics lays out an interesting hypothetical situation: imagine a self-driving car pulling up in your driveway, and a robot getting out to deliver your package instead of a living, breathing UPS human bedecked in brown.
Continue reading… “Google could one day deliver packages with self-driving cars and robots”
“Farmers may operate an unmanned aircraft over their own property for personal use.”
Good news from the Academy of Model Aeronautics: The FAA has clarified its rules (which were assumed but not confirmed) that private use of drones over their own property is allowed now:
Continue reading… “FAA permits drone use by farmers”
UPS researching delivery drones.
Amazon made headlines when it announced it was working on small drones that could deliver customers packages in half an hour or less someday. But the e-commerce giant isn’t the only company researching how to harness the potential of small unmanned aircraft: the world’s largest parcel service, UPS, has been experimenting with its own version of flying parcel carriers.
Continue reading… “UPS researching drones to compete with Amazon Prime Air”
Jeff Bezos expects the drones to be fully autonomous and in operation within four or five years.
In a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday night with Charlie Rose, CEO Jeff Bezos made the announcement that Amazon is experimenting with drones that will deliver packages within 30 minutes. (Video)
Continue reading… “Amazon unveils plan for 30 minute delivery by drone”
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