The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is scheduled to issue new guidelines that allow drone operators to fly them at night and on humans who do not operate them, the department said Monday.
The new rules, which will be entered in the Federal Register in January and come into force 60 days later, will address security concerns related to the identification of flight systems remotely from the ground, Reuters reported, saying the move was an important step towards expanded commercial distribution. .
“The new rules give way to further integration of drones into our airspace addressing safety issues,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. package delivery “.
Reuters reported that drone manufacturers will have 18 months to start manufacturing drones with remote identification systems and that operators will have an additional year to acquire them.
Currently, drone operators are required to obtain a waiver if they want to fly one at night or on people who are not involved in the operation of the drone.
Several major companies such as Amazon have already tested the delivery service using unmanned aerial vehicles.