President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to “ensure continued American leadership in the development, commercialization, and export of unmanned aircraft systems – otherwise known as drones,” the White House announced. “The Order directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to expand drone operations by enabling routine “Beyond Visual Line of Sight” drone operations for commercial and public safety missions, and to accelerate the development, testing, and scaling of American drone technologies, including advanced air mobility and autonomous operations. The Order establishes an electric ‘Vertical Takeoff and Landing’ integration pilot program to accelerate the deployment of safe and lawful vertical operations in the United States, selecting at least five pilot projects to advance applications like cargo transport and medical response,” the White House stated. Companies working on drones or low-altitude urban aircraft known as eVTOLs include AeroVironment (AVAV), Joby Aviation (JOBY) and Archer Aviation (ACHR).
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