Several local law enforcement agencies in Colorado, including the Denver Police Department (DPD), are making plans to start dispatching drones instead of officers to respond to 911 calls. “This really is the future of law enforcement at some point, whether we like it or not,” Sgt. Jeremiah Gates, who leads …
Read More »Call for tourism players to adopt tech
KOTA KINABALU: Local tourism players should support the upcoming Sabah Chinese Economic Conference which focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drone technology, says Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (pic). Bangkuai, who is also state Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister, said the conference was an opportunity for tourism …
Read More »Feds Call Helicopter That Crashed in NYC River a ‘Death Trap…
Without power and not immediately aware of the cause, the pilot executed an emergency descent over the East River and a survivable landing, the NTSB found. But one of the skid-mounted emergency floats that the pilot activated failed to properly inflate, causing the helicopter to pitch in its direction and …
Read More »Critics call NYPD’s drone deployment ‘a serious threat to pr…
Buzz buzz.Image: John M Lund Photography Inc / getty By Jack Morse2018-12-08 21:49:52 UTC Drones are coming to New York City, and that should worry you. So argues the New York Civil Liberties Union, which in a Dec. 7 statement blasts the forthcoming NYPD deployment of the flying surveillance bots …
Read More »Canberra Liberals call for parliamentary inquiry into drone …
The push comes after Canberra Labor MP Gai Brodtmann last week called for an independent review of the trial after being flooded with negative feedback from the community. Mr Wall said the Liberals supported innovation and new technologies, but wanted to ensure they were appropriately regulated. The Civil Aviation Safety …
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