Drones, Autonomous Vehicles and Flying Cars

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Drones, Autonomous Vehicles and Flying Cars

An SI Board Since October 2013

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Emcee: Glenn Petersen	Type: Moderated

Introduction Compact

This board was created to discuss the hobbyist, commercial, law enforcement and military use of drones. While the use of missile-carrying Predator drones has garnered the most media attention and altered the way the U.S. conducts its war on terrorism, they are being increasingly used for commercial and law enforcement purposes. A serviceable drone can be purchased for a bit over $100.

In early 2012 Congress passed legislation calling on the FAA to write rules by 2015 that would govern the commercial operation of drones that can be used for everything from agricultural applications such as monitoring farmland and spraying pesticides to catching exotic-animal poachers and monitoring sports events. According to the Teal Group, an aerospace and defense consultancy, the global market for drones is expected to grow to $11.6 billion by 2023.

I recognize that the use of drones raises serious ethical and privacy issues and that many people have strong opinions on the subject. Strong opinions are welcome; name calling is not.

External Resources

dronelife (news and more): dronelife.com

DIY Drones (created by Chris Anderson): http://diydrones.com/

Drone Adventures: droneadventures.org

3D Robotics: http://3drobotics.com/?utm_source=Store&utm_medium=navigation&utm_campaign=Click+from+Store

Chris Anderson, DIY Drones/3D Robotics - XOXO Festival (2013): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ91qpiXHGo&feature=youtu.be

A tour of New York City by drone: http://vimeo.com/17351140

A tour of Burning Man

Wikipedia (combat drones): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_drone

Wikipedia (general): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle

Mark my words. A combination of airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come.— Henry Ford, 1940

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3501	Drones fired ‘seed missiles’ into the dirt. A year later, the trees are already	Julius Wong	3	last Monday
3500	Thanks. Very cool.	Julius Wong	-	August 31
3499	My son sent me this pretty cool... Fire Information for Resource Management	longz	2	August 31
3498	AI technology and self-coordinating drones to detect and investigate wildfires	Julius Wong	2	August 31
3497	Drones indeed have a wide range of applications, from military to commercial and	Jason T	1	August 27
3496	Waymo, which has about 700 vehicles in its fleet, is the only U.S. firm operatin	kidl	-	August 20
3495	Alphabet's Waymo robotaxi unit doubles its paid rides in three months REU	Sam	2	August 20
3494	US Army tests new drone-jamming robot truck with advanced e-warfare powerThe cap	Savant	1	August 15
3493	Waymo driverless cars have gotten inexplicably chatty, honking at one another al	kidl	2	August 15
3492	China trials cargo drones, air taxis as low-altitude economy gains speed [graph	Julius Wong	2	August 12
3491	This flying electric vehicle breaks record with 523-mile nonstop flight Electr	Julius Wong	6	August 9
3490	Mercedes gets OK to begin testing L4 autonomous driving in China (electrek.co)	kidl	1	August 6
3489	Jetsons Law [graphic] Getty Images Minnesota has become the second	kidl	1	August 1
3488	GM’s Cruise Origin Robotaxi Is Officially Dead (insideevs.com)	kidl	1	July 23
3487	Chinese drone maker @DJIGlobal shared a breathtaking video of its DJI Mavic 3 P	sunabeach	2	July 18
3486	Phoenix Cop Hilariously Pulls Over Driverless Waymo Going Wrong Way, Who Pays Th	kidl	-	July 5
3485	The drones looking inside explosively intensifying hurricanes [graphic]Saildron	Julius Wong	1	July 4
3484	(SEMAFOR) Gun owners risk jail for shooting drones A Florida man faces prosecu	sunabeach	-	July 2
3483	(SEMAFOR) 10 Boosts for robot vehicles [graphic] Grendelkhan via Wikimedia	sunabeach	-	June 26
3482	Look: New Images Showcase the Navy's Cutting-Edge "Orca XLUUV" Aut	kidl	2	June 24
3481	This is where, in my opinion, drones used as taxi service like the recent news a	JubilationT	-	June 22
3480	I think Boeing owns the patent on that technology. The door just pops out on it	Selectric II	-	June 20
3479	Was thinking the same.	sunabeach	-	June 18
3478	Thnx for your facetious remark. I just read that the price was per passenger so.	JubilationT	-	June 18
3477	jt..prolly the price if u bring ur own parachute..lol and service is door to do	Savant	-	June 18

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