UAV Delivery Services Raise Legal Questions Written 29 October 2019

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A Wing Hummingbird drone carries a package as it leaves its launch site during a delivery flight demonstration in Blacksburg, VA, Aug. 7., 2018. | Associated Press-©

The Seattle Times reports that the growth of UAV delivery services in the United States has led to unresolved legal issues concerning trespass, personal injury, and privacy. Bard College Center for the Study of the Drone Co-Director Arthur Holland Michel said, “Legal precedent is very thin here.” Holland Michel added, “Little of the existing law is based specifically on drones.” Wing’s launch of UAV deliveries in Canberra, Australia, has led to legal concerns about noise complaints regarding the service.
Full Story (Seattle Times)