Research project for class

1. Delivery Drones

2. Thank you For
Watching

3. What are delivery drones?
● UAV - Unmanned aerial
vehicle
● Flying robot, remotely
controlled or fly
autonomously through
software working with
sensors and GPS
● Originally military based,
now used for a wide range of
things (personal drones)

4. Futuristic breakdown if drones are
incorporated

5. Delivery

6. Search and Rescue

7. ● Fireworks
● Firefighting
● Farming

8. Matternet

9. Matternet Drones
● Distance -12.4 mies
● Speed - 44 mph
● Support 5lbs

10. Matternet & Mercedes Benz
Vision Van
● Creates a way to transport small packages a
small distance
● Delivers packages to your door, like UPS and
Fedex
● Packages are loaded in van then taken to
neighborhood
● Decreases delivery time

11. Amazon Prime Air
Amazon prime Air: a delivery system from Amazon designed to safely get packages
to customers in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles, also called drones.
Current federal civil drone regulation(related to Amazon Prime Air)
---FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Section 333 provides the Secretary of Transportation authority to grant exemptions from
certification to civil drones that “do not create a hazard to the users of the National Airspace System or the
public or pose a threat to national security.”
However, it seems unlikely Amazon Air will be able to utilize this exemption because of safety
concerns. The operation of Amazon Air would require drones to travel miles, potentially over homes,
people, and busy roads, while carrying packages that are programmed to detach at some point. This is
complicated and high risk operation compared to those that have been granted exemptions.

12. How Amazon could reach the National
Airspace System?
1.Focus on researchand developmentto proveits safety. ( Amazon are testing its
delivery drones in multiple international locations like the U.K., Austria, France and
Israel.)
2.Convince the FAA of the importance for expediting delivery drones’
operation.
a.) Environmental benefits to using drones over delivery trucks or consumers going
to the stores themselves.
b.) Decrease of traffic and wear on road.
It is more likely the FAA will allow Amazon Air to reach the National Airspace System if there
is an important reason for expediting delivery operation. Otherwise, it seems the FAA will
wait for overwhelming proof of safety before risking the lives of US citizens for faster delivery
speeds.

13. Pros
1. More Efficient
2. Less Costly

14. Cons
1. Automation Causes a Loss of Jobs
2. Loss of Privacy
3. Control of Airspace

15. Regulations
● Some want drone usage prohibited
● FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
● Legislations by State
● Reasons for regulation : privacy
● Only law enforcement to use drones?

16. Regulations Contd.
● Singer v. City of Newton
● South Dakota provision SB 22
● Applicable Administrative Agency Regulatory Law
● Fourth Amendment (California v. Ciraolo)
● Supreme court and Ad Coleum doctrine

17. Conclusion
What do you
think about
drones?

18. Works Cited
Burzichelli, Corinne Dowling. "Delivery Drones: Will Amazon Air See the National
Airspace?." Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, June 2016, pp. 162-195.
EBSCOhost
Amazon Prime Air.” Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers,
Books, DVDs & more, www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-Air/b?node=8037720011.
Mica, John. “Text - H.R.658 - 112th Congress (2011-2012): FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012.” Congress.gov, 14 Feb. 2012, www.congress.gov/bill/112th-
congress/house-bill/658/text.