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Alphabet Will Begin Testing Project Wing Delivery Drones In the US (theguardian.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Google's parent company, Alphabet, has been granted permission by the White House on Tuesday to start testing its Project Wing delivery drones in the U.S. The Guardian reports: "The drones will be tested in one of six designated Federal Aviation Authority areas within the U.S. as part of the government's initiative to promote research into unmanned flight and safety legislation. The announcement was made alongside a pledge from the U.S. National Science Foundation to spend $35m (26 million British Pound) over the next five years on drone research, and comes a month after the U.S. government green-lit commercial drone flights, but with restrictions around line-of-sight control that made automated drone delivery infeasible. The tests will help shape U.S. legislation around the types of automated flying systems that Amazon and Alphabet hope to use to delivery goods and services via air, and establish requirements for unmanned pilot licenses."
It is. Cars were a threat to jobs, when it was introduced and commoditized too. There were many attempts to outlaw it. It doesnt mean humanity is better off with cars, than without.
Or you, know you can always become Amish and drive a horse pulled carriage. You would be free of those pesky job killing robots too.