without seeking government approvals for each
one. “There are hundreds of campuses in the United States,” said Price, who added that UPS is eyeing drone deliveries on hospital, corporate and university campuses as it builds Flight Forward.
The FAA is writing rules for drone operations,
including guidelines for sharing airspace with passenger planes and flying over populated areas. Residential deliveries, Price said, are “years out.”
Earlier this year, Alphabet’s Wing, the sister unit of search engine Google, was the first company to get U.S. air carrier certification for a single-pilot drone operation. It is testing home deliveries in a rural area around Blacksburg, Virginia. Amazon, known for its splashy drone delivery tests, also has won experimental certifications to test its drones.
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