Real testing of Drones

[Pawan Fangaria]

Good to know that AT&T is partnering with Intel to test Drones on high-speed LTE wireless networks. Interestingly, now Drones will be tested at higher altitudes amid potential interference with airwaves related to video streaming and flight information.

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I guess it will be a testing in practical situations. Although not covering all human aspects, it can definitely bring Drone applications closer to reality. A detailed report is here.

 

[Bernard Murphy]

Drones can be useful but they can also be a real problem. There were at two incidents last year of drones preventing aerial wildfire response crews getting to areas where they needed to dump water/retardant. The Dutch (who presumably have different problems, can't imagine wildfires in Holland) have a creative solution:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/01/trained-eagle-destroys-drone-in-dutch-police-video/

 

[Daniel Nenni]

The VC community is interested in drones:

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We are going to have to amend the constitution:

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