Drones, Autonomous Vehicles and Flying Cars

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Drones, Autonomous Vehicles and Flying Cars

An SI Board Since October 2013

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Emcee: Glenn Petersen	Type: Moderated

Introduction Compact

This board was created to discuss the hobbyist, commercial, law enforcement and military use of drones. While the use of missile-carrying Predator drones has garnered the most media attention and altered the way the U.S. conducts its war on terrorism, they are being increasingly used for commercial and law enforcement purposes. A serviceable drone can be purchased for a bit over $100.

In early 2012 Congress passed legislation calling on the FAA to write rules by 2015 that would govern the commercial operation of drones that can be used for everything from agricultural applications such as monitoring farmland and spraying pesticides to catching exotic-animal poachers and monitoring sports events. According to the Teal Group, an aerospace and defense consultancy, the global market for drones is expected to grow to $11.6 billion by 2023.

I recognize that the use of drones raises serious ethical and privacy issues and that many people have strong opinions on the subject. Strong opinions are welcome; name calling is not.

External Resources

dronelife (news and more): dronelife.com

DIY Drones (created by Chris Anderson): http://diydrones.com/

Drone Adventures: droneadventures.org

3D Robotics: http://3drobotics.com/?utm_source=Store&utm_medium=navigation&utm_campaign=Click+from+Store

Chris Anderson, DIY Drones/3D Robotics - XOXO Festival (2013): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ91qpiXHGo&feature=youtu.be

A tour of New York City by drone: http://vimeo.com/17351140

A tour of Burning Man

Wikipedia (combat drones): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_drone

Wikipedia (general): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle

Mark my words. A combination of airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come.— Henry Ford, 1940

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3610	Flying cars are here: wsj.com	Ron	1	October 19
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3608	Everyone Said Toyota Was Late To EVs, Now It’s About To Lead Them	sunabeach	1	October 10
3607	Korean fury over Tesla battery error builds as gov't mulls subsidy review	Sam	1	October 8
3606	Bulls Target Aviation Stock on Tesla Partnership Rumors elite.finviz.com	Julius Wong	1	October 6
3605	America’s Secret Drone That Could Change Warfare Forever Designed to fly at Mac	Savant	1	September 29
3604	Lyft stock soars 20% on Waymo Nashville robotaxi deal Published Wed, Sep 17 2025	Sam	2	September 17
3603	Russia is testing unjammable fiber-optic drone boats as it turns Ukrainian war t	Savant	1	September 12
3602	Joby, 1st min. Flew 50,000 passengers youtube.com	JubilationT	1	September 11
3601	Cardboard drones>>> Ukraine’s Cardboard Drones: The $1,000 Weapon Ch	Savant	2	September 5
3600	Uber Posts On X "The future is coming your way, Dallas! Together with our p	Sam	1	September 4
3599	The first all-electric flying car is here — and it could land at an airport near	Julius Wong	1	August 28
3598	Shares of Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) raced higher in Friday’s premarket trading a	sunabeach	-	August 15
3597	The sea drone could also be equipped with rescue equipment....for rapid rescue a	Savant	-	August 13
3596	The U.S. Army’s Answer to Drone Swarms: ‘Fry’ Them With Lasers nationalsecurity	Julius Wong	1	August 10
3595	My sister's friend is the sister of the presiding Judge (also a woman) in th	sunabeach	-	August 8
3594	Multiple Military drones How US Navy Launches Massive Billion $ Drone from Aircr	Savant	1	August 7
3593	World’s first sea-skimming drone can stealthily destroy target at 124 mph top sp	Savant	4	August 6
3592	I am not 100% certain but I don't think that there is another autonomous dri	kidl	-	August 6
3591	This paragraph in the earlier article on the verdict is important: The National	Sam	1	August 6
3590	Tesla Autopilot verdict sends a chill across the industry	kidl	1	August 6
3589	Joby Aviation reportedly exploring acquisition of Blade Air Mobility Aug. 02, 20	sunabeach	-	August 3
3588	(THEDAILYUPSIDE) “We wanted flying cars; instead, we got 140 characters,” v	sunabeach	2	July 28
3587	Waymo...does it stand for Way Mo' Monay??	Savant	-	July 1
3586	Can ChatGPT fly a plane? Let's test! \| Turboprop Flight Simulator Can ChatG	Savant	-	July 1

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