Re: [MBZ] OT: Latest news in Drone Delivery

2021-10-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes 
Also, several firefighting flights were cancelled due to sight-seeing
drones in the area despite the no fly designation of the areas.

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 2:10 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> For what it’s worth, your buddies over at the US Forest Service have been
> using drones for several years to check out wild fires and where they’re
> spreading. We watched several drones on FlightAware this past summer when
> they were fire fighting in northern AZ.
>
> -D
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Oct 12, 2021, at 11:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Top News
> > Bird? Plane? Drone Delivery
> > <
> https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzc1MTQxMC10ZXN0cy1hYm92ZS10ZWwtYXZpdi1pc3JhZWwtbW92ZXMtYWhlYWQtd2l0aC1uYXRpb25hbC1kcm9uZS1uZXR3b3JrP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B1ddb62ea
> >
> > Shutterstock
> > Orders of sushi, beer and ice cream flew across the Tel Aviv coast on
> > Monday as part of a government-led initiative to create a national drone
> > network. The project intends to ease road congestion, improve air quality
> > and be an economically viable option for the 9.2M consumers around the
> > country. Flights have also been used for medical purposes, like
> delivering
> > donated blood and plasma, though officials must ensure the skies could be
> > cleared in case of turbulent weather, a war or an emergency.
> >
> > *Phase 3:* The National Drone Initiative has a total of eight planned
> > phases, with the latest stage conducting around 300 flights per day above
> > open areas. The UAVs can currently carry a maximum load of approximately
> > 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) and have a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius for missions,
> > though the Israel Innovation Authority said that by next year the
> perimeter
> > will be expanded to 100-kilometers (60 miles). Many of the 16
> participating
> > companies have links to Israel's military, which is a global leader in
> > drone technology.
> >
> > It's garnering "a lot of interest from other countries and regulators, as
> > we are now far ahead," said Sagi Dagan, Vice-President of Growth at the
> > Israel Innovation Authority. "Israel has a competitive advantage in terms
> > of the technologies, the drones and the air traffic management, all being
> > co-designed through regulation and the market, and setting the new rules
> > through work in the field. This is very unique."
> >
> > *Over in the U.S.:* Last December, the FAA introduced new drone rules
> > <
> https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzY0NzYyOS1mYWEtaW50cm9kdWNlcy1uZXctcnVsZXMtdG8tc3BlZWQtZHJvbmUtYWRvcHRpb24_c291cmNlPWNvbnRlbnRfdHlwZTpyZWFjdCU3Q3NlY3Rpb246bWFpbl9jb250ZW50JTdDYnV0dG9uOmJvZHlfbGluayU3Q2ZpcnN0X2xldmVsX3VybDpuZXdzJm1haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1Jm1lc3NhZ2VpZD13YWxsX3N0cmVldF9icmVha2Zhc3QmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zZWVraW5nX2FscGhhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MGFiYWNiNzE5ZGM3ZjEwNWQ1MTA0Yzg/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B4b651e9b
> >
> > to help open the skies for widespread commercial deliveries, allowing
> > operators to fly small drones over people and at night under certain
> > conditions. The regulations give the agency and law enforcement a handle
> on
> > what's actually flying around, requiring remote identification technology
> > to pinpoint UAVs from the ground. Drones represent the fastest-growing
> > segment in the entire transportation sector, with over 865K drone
> > registrations and 247K FAA-certificated remote pilots.
> >
> > *Some history:* UPS (NYSE:UPS
> > <
> https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9VUFM_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8Bf475dc82
> >)
> > won the government's first full approval to operate a drone delivery
> > airline back in October 2019, while Alphabet's (GOOG
> > <
> https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9HT09HP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B99c954d8
> >,
> > GOOGL
> > <
>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Latest news in Drone Delivery

2021-10-12 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
For what it’s worth, your buddies over at the US Forest Service have been using 
drones for several years to check out wild fires and where they’re spreading. 
We watched several drones on FlightAware this past summer when they were fire 
fighting in northern AZ.

-D

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 12, 2021, at 11:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
>  Top News
> Bird? Plane? Drone Delivery
> 
> Shutterstock
> Orders of sushi, beer and ice cream flew across the Tel Aviv coast on
> Monday as part of a government-led initiative to create a national drone
> network. The project intends to ease road congestion, improve air quality
> and be an economically viable option for the 9.2M consumers around the
> country. Flights have also been used for medical purposes, like delivering
> donated blood and plasma, though officials must ensure the skies could be
> cleared in case of turbulent weather, a war or an emergency.
> 
> *Phase 3:* The National Drone Initiative has a total of eight planned
> phases, with the latest stage conducting around 300 flights per day above
> open areas. The UAVs can currently carry a maximum load of approximately
> 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) and have a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius for missions,
> though the Israel Innovation Authority said that by next year the perimeter
> will be expanded to 100-kilometers (60 miles). Many of the 16 participating
> companies have links to Israel's military, which is a global leader in
> drone technology.
> 
> It's garnering "a lot of interest from other countries and regulators, as
> we are now far ahead," said Sagi Dagan, Vice-President of Growth at the
> Israel Innovation Authority. "Israel has a competitive advantage in terms
> of the technologies, the drones and the air traffic management, all being
> co-designed through regulation and the market, and setting the new rules
> through work in the field. This is very unique."
> 
> *Over in the U.S.:* Last December, the FAA introduced new drone rules
> 
> to help open the skies for widespread commercial deliveries, allowing
> operators to fly small drones over people and at night under certain
> conditions. The regulations give the agency and law enforcement a handle on
> what's actually flying around, requiring remote identification technology
> to pinpoint UAVs from the ground. Drones represent the fastest-growing
> segment in the entire transportation sector, with over 865K drone
> registrations and 247K FAA-certificated remote pilots.
> 
> *Some history:* UPS (NYSE:UPS
> )
> won the government's first full approval to operate a drone delivery
> airline back in October 2019, while Alphabet's (GOOG
> ,
> GOOGL
> )
> Wing became the first company to get certification for a single-pilot drone
> operation. In August 2020, the FAA granted Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN
>