Israel is step closer to commercial drones with latest tests
LA TimesA woman watches drones carrying goods as part of the National Drone Initiative test operation over Tel Aviv on Oct. 11, 2021. Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government program, carried out the drill to prepare for a world in which large quantities of commercial deliveries will be made by drones to take pressure off highly congested urban roads. “We had 700 test flights at the start of this year and now we are close to 9,000 flights,” said Daniella Partem, from Israel Innovation Authority, a partner in the drone initiative. “Once you have a drone that actually takes photos or videos, you create a totally new dimension of privacy invasion,” said Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, digital technology expert and fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, a think tank in Jerusalem.
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