In what one law professor is calling " one of the largest property-rights grabs by US Senate in history," a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws, giving the US Senate supremacy over all drone laws, including the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration, certification, operation and maintenance of drones, providing a "one stop shop" for drone deliveries by multinationals like Google and Amazon . However, national groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union , argue that a 'patchwork' of laws, similar to state legislation covering noise, safety and privacy is a workable alternative, despite warnings from the vice president for policy at DJI , the leading drone manufacturer, that adopting differing rules would result in chaos.
In what one law professor is calling "one of the largest property-rights grabs by Congress in history," a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws, giving the FAA supremacy over all drone laws, including the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration, certification, operation and maintenance of drones, providing a "one stop shop" for drone deliveries by multinationals like Amazon and Google. However, national groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, argue that a 'patchwork' of laws, similar to state legislation covering noise, safety and privacy is a workable alternative, despite warnings from the vice president for policy at DJI, the leading drone manufacturer, that adopting differing rules would result in chaos.