In the United States, small drones are allowed to fly at night and even over humans, a major advance in the mass adoption of drone technology, such as parcel delivery.
It hasn’t been long since Hurricane Laura wreaked havoc in America – many have recorded the damage with drones, and scientists say it’s a very good and precise method that, combined with artificial intelligence, could benefit us.
It is a swarm of drones that carry out joint inspections and also check each other’s results in order to eliminate false alarms and provide authentic and accurate data.
At the ZF Friedrichshafen headquarters, a six-engine, autonomous hexacopter is used to transport small and heavy parts between the central warehouse and the production plants.
The drones of the European freight network will be operational from 2022 and will be able to deliver consignments of up to 350 kilos within 24 hours.
France’s Supreme Administrative Court has backed data protection campaigners by banning the use of police drones to monitor public demonstrations in Paris.