Amazon granted clearance to test delivery dronesMarch 21, 2015 - 10:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Amazon has been granted clearance to test its delivery drones in the US, Digital Spy reports. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has relaxed its ban on the micro-aircraft, but imposed restrictions on the internet retailer's trials. The tests were permitted on the grounds that Amazon flies its drones during daylight hours at 400 feet or below, and keeps them within sight of a pilot. Amazon's Prime Air drones are a fleet of octocopters designed to carry packages weighing up to 20kg to customers in record time. The company previously declared that it was prepared to take the service abroad for testing if the FAA refused to permit its domestic trials. The FAA is expected to lay down revised legislation governing the use of drones for commercial purposes in the near future. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |