Senate to hold hearing on Amazon drones

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

December 02, 2013, 04:01 pm

Senate to hold hearing on Amazon drones

By Brendan Sasso

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing next year on the commercial use of drones, including Amazon's plan to use drones to deliver products.

"Amazon's plans for using drones to deliver packages is just one example of the potential this technology offers consumers, and a reflection of the ingenuity of American business," Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said in a statement Monday.

"As we move forward toward integrating drones into civilian life and capitalizing on the economic opportunities they offer, we must make certain that these aircraft meet rigorous safety and privacy standards. I plan to hold a hearing early next year to explore the potential economic benefits of unmanned vehicles in our airspace as well as the potential risks they may create."

A Commerce Committee aide said the hearing was already in the works before Amazon's announcement on Sunday.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/191779-senate-to-hold-hearing-on-amazon-drones

[NightWatcher]

1. it was a PR hoax, you morans. It was meant to be a tease on 60 Minutes

and now the silly asses back at the Senate are going to....oh nevermind

[flamingdem]

2. That's funny, they did it with a straight face

but all I could envision was a redneck aiming a gun at one.

[NightWatcher]

3. whadya git, Earl?

I done shot me one a them whirly gizmos and got a Hello Kitty iPhone case

[flamingdem]

4. he he I didn't think about getting the goods

just pure hostility! But yes that would be even more motivation.

If this is a hoax it sure has been picked up by every news outlet. Bezos is pretty smart..

[freshwest]

5. Oh, can hardly wait to hear Rand doing his little dance. 'Drones in other countries = Evil!' But...

'Drones to kill robbers = GOOD.'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3474818

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022745956

Civil rights for Americans was never Rand's thing:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2746151

This is going to be EPIC.