Japan on Monday lifted its ban on automated drone flights over residential areas to allow aerial parcel deliveries and help address the country’s labor shortages amid an aging population across the country, particularly in rural areas.
Unattended drone flights were previously only allowed over uninhabited areas, such as mountains, rivers and farmlands in so-called level-three operations under the four-tier classification system.
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Dec 06 (ANNnewsCH) – 5日に改正航空法が施行され、ドローンを人がいるエリアで目の届かない範囲まで飛ばせるようになり、航空各社などが事業化に向け準備を加速化させています。 …continue reading
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