WEBVTT - Send in the Drones

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<v Speaker 1>The President of the United States is trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>it easier for drones to do a bunch of stuff

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<v Speaker 1>that has previously been against the rules in the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on? I'm Jonathan Strickland and this is tech

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff Daily. Recently on tech Stuff Daily, we looked at

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<v Speaker 1>how drone manufacturer d j I is trying to stay

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of regulations by instituting a drone specific air traffic

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<v Speaker 1>control system for recreational and commercial drones. Now, US President

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is looking to change up the rules that

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<v Speaker 1>guide drone usage in the United States. He wants to

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<v Speaker 1>make those rules less restrictive. At the heart of the

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<v Speaker 1>matter are the rules the Federal Aviation Administration or f

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<v Speaker 1>a A has in place for drone operation. These rules

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<v Speaker 1>are meant to keep people safe while also allowing for

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<v Speaker 1>the use of drones in different areas and scenarios. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>one important rule is that the airspace around airports is

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely restricted from drone own use. The drones could pose

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<v Speaker 1>a hazard to aircraft pilots and passengers. That rule seems

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<v Speaker 1>pretty simple and straightforward. Some of the other rules may

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<v Speaker 1>seem more restrictive, particularly if you wanted to use drones

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<v Speaker 1>to respond to emergency situations or as part of a

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<v Speaker 1>delivery system. It's those cases that the President wants to address. Currently,

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<v Speaker 1>it's against the rules for a drone pilot to do

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<v Speaker 1>the following. You cannot operate a drone outside your line

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<v Speaker 1>of sight. In other words, no matter what you are

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<v Speaker 1>doing with the drone, you have to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>see it at all times, unaided by other equipment. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't fly a drone around the other side of a building,

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<v Speaker 1>for example, because the building would break your line of sight.

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<v Speaker 1>Some pilots may bristle at this requirement, since many drones

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<v Speaker 1>feature cameras which could, at least in theory, allow the

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<v Speaker 1>pilot to operate the drone using the drones point of view.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as you remained within transmission range, you should

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<v Speaker 1>be able to operate the vehicle safely. Another rule is

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<v Speaker 1>that drone pilots aren't supposed to operate their drones above people.

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<v Speaker 1>If you ever been in a crowd in the United

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<v Speaker 1>States and seen a drone flying directly overhead, you can

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<v Speaker 1>be assured that the drone operator was misbehaving. The f

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<v Speaker 1>a A makes it clear that pilots aren't allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Since the drone could cause serious injury if

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<v Speaker 1>there were some sort of technical failure causing the drone

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<v Speaker 1>to fall from the sky. Another big rule is that

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<v Speaker 1>pilots are only to fly their drones during daylight hours.

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<v Speaker 1>This is related to the line of site requirement. Nighttime

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<v Speaker 1>flying operations are against the general rules. The President's Unmanned

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<v Speaker 1>Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program would remove those restrictions for

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<v Speaker 1>certain pilots, specifically pilots working for government offices or companies.

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<v Speaker 1>The rules will still be in place for recreational drone pilots, however.

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<v Speaker 1>Elaine Chow, the Secretary of Transportation, issued this statement regarding

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<v Speaker 1>the decision. This program supports the President's commitment to foster

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<v Speaker 1>technological innovation that will be a catalyst for ideas that

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<v Speaker 1>have the potential to change our day to day lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Drones are proving to be especially valuable in emergencies to situations,

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<v Speaker 1>including assessing damage from natural disasters such as the recent

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<v Speaker 1>hurricanes and the wildfires in California. Of this, there is

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<v Speaker 1>little doubt drones allow first responders a chance to survey

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<v Speaker 1>a scene before sending people into it, potentially reducing injury

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<v Speaker 1>or worse in the process. Drones can also be used

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<v Speaker 1>to look into areas that may have been compromised due

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<v Speaker 1>to damage from fire, earthquakes, or other sources. We're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>robots of all shapes and sizes being used in similar

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<v Speaker 1>cases to limit human exposure to potential danger. Meanwhile, there

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<v Speaker 1>are some big influential companies in the United States that

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<v Speaker 1>are very much interested in making greater use of drones. Google, Amazon,

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<v Speaker 1>and ups have all started exploring the possibility of using

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<v Speaker 1>drones to make deliveries, for example, but restrictions on drone

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<v Speaker 1>use create logistical problems to roll out those sorts of services.

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<v Speaker 1>The new policy doesn't automatically grant pilot's free license to

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<v Speaker 1>operate their drones outside of the old restrictions. Instead, private

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<v Speaker 1>sector groups and local governments will have to join forces

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<v Speaker 1>to create proposals for the Department of Transportations consideration. The

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<v Speaker 1>d o T will choose at least five proposals to

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<v Speaker 1>develop into actual pilot programs. These programs will likely last

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<v Speaker 1>several months, and a lengthy evaluation process could follow. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, it may still be a year or longer

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<v Speaker 1>before we see meaningful changes to the f a A

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<v Speaker 1>restrictions governing drone piloting. To learn more about drones, robots,

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<v Speaker 1>We explore tech topics in detail and get to the

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<v Speaker 1>you against in