The Federal Aviation corporation ( FAA ) has given its approval to a plan by State Farm to fly drones directly over sites at which there are people located below . The waiver , which covers the entire area , will allow the company to test its devices until November 2022 . The decision , which also allows drones to be flown beyond the visual line of sight of the operator , replaces a previous safety waiver allowing State Farm to use the devices to conduct damage - assessment flights over areas affected by hurricanes .
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given its approval to a plan by State Farm to fly drones directly over sites at which there are people located below. The waiver, which covers the entire US, will allow the company to test its devices until November 2022. The decision, which also allows drones to be flown beyond the visual line of sight of the operator, follows a previous FAA waiver allowing State Farm to use the devices to conduct damage-assessment flights over areas affected by hurricanes.