A Mexican technology entrepreneur, Gerardo Alton-Ortega, announced plans to invest in developing people carrying drones, seen as a response to the proposed border wall between the US and Mexico. While Alton-Ortega claims the drones are part of his vision of the future, observers believe he aims to enable immigrants to cross the border by air if the wall is built. People carrying drones are still in early development stages and would require new regulations, but some in Mexico view it as a clever way to counter the wall plans.

1. MEXICAN TECH MILLIONAIRE TO INVEST IN PEOPLE CARRYING DRONES
Mexican Technology Entrepreneur Gerardo Alton-Ortega, in what some say is a direct response to the
building of a border wall between United States and Mexico, said he would use part of his current
investments in new energy and renewable resources into drone manufacturing, people carrying drones
that is. Even though he has not commented anything about his business plan many observers and news
outlets think this is in direct response to Donald Trump´s unpopular wall. Immigrants have always found
the way, but it looks like Alton-Ortega might be onto something and probably a very good return to his
investment. People carrying drones are only on the first stages of development, many laws and
regulations will be in place once this happens, but for desperate needs come desperate measures and if
you are crossing over a border wall on a drone the last thing you will care about is regulations. Some in
Mexico call this move genius, a way to deter the wall plans but even though Gerardo Alton-Ortega
insists that plans of a “one person” carrying drones are part of his view of the future, many are not sure
about that at this point in time.
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