A Wary Drone Industry Awaits Details of Registry October 22, 2015 By Alan Levin Some drone industry representatives are reacting cautiously to plans by the Obama administration to combat a growing safety threat by...
Obama Administration Considers Drone Registry October 19, 2015 By Alan Levin The Obama administration is taking the first steps to require that buyers of drones register the unmanned aircraft with the...
FAA Hopes to Send Message with $1.9 Million Penalty Against Drone Photographer October 7, 2015 By Alan Levin The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks...
Plane-Drone Encounters to Top 1,000 This Year: FAA August 13, 2015 By Alan Levin Pilot encounters with drones are on pace to at least quadruple to more than 1,000 this year, highlighting a growing...
U.S. Safety Board Focuses on Driver Fatigue in Tracy Morgan Crash August 11, 2015 By Alan Levin A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver who struck a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year had been awake for...
Increase in Drones Near Airports Prompts Calls for Tighter Regulation August 10, 2015 By Alan Levin A significant increase in close encounters between passenger aircraft and drones is prompting demands from U.S. lawmakers for tighter regulation...
Tech Firms Collaborating to Make Drone Air Traffic Safe July 28, 2015 By Alan Levin Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the...
Senator ‘Shocked’ by Highway Safety Agency ‘Incompetence’ June 25, 2015 By Alan Levin The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn’t been able to spot emerging safety hazards because of “blatant incompetent management,”...
Google Drone Prototype Crashes May 31, 2015 By Alan Levin A prototype of the massive solar-powered drone Google Inc. plans to build as a platform for delivering Internet service from...
Muted Public Reaction Could Speed Up Commercial Drones April 27, 2015 By Alan Levin The U.S. government’s first attempt to set widespread rules for the use of civilian drones by businesses is drawing less...