Drone pilot program: Apple uses drones to optimize maps and has been approved for testing

Speaking of drones, many people know that it can shoot a variety of high-altitude views, but in fact it can do a lot. Today, the US government has launched a pilot program for drones. Amazon, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm and Airbus will all participate in this round of drone testing, and each company plans to make drones in various fields. Big energy.

Drone pilot program: Apple uses drones to optimize maps and has been approved for testing

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced 10 election-winning states today. The local governments in these states can combine the aforementioned companies to launch drone experiments, and Apple and Qualcomm stand out from more than 200 campaign companies. The winner. Licensed states and companies will be able to gain more drone testing privileges, such as their ability to test at night and high-altitude, over-the-horizon flight tests.

So what can they do with drones? According to US officials, these companies will focus on package delivery, smart city, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, pipeline supervision and drones near the airport. Did you think of the "hot drone express" and "unmanned machine sprinkling pesticides" projects in China?

Specific to each company, we can come to understand Apple's plan. Apple is partnering with North Carolina, and they plan to improve Apple's map applications with aerial images captured by drones. Through the shooting of drones, Apple can update the map in a more timely manner and optimize the details of the map. In the future, this technology will also be used worldwide, not just in the United States. However, Apple still maintains the "privacy first" principle, promised to blur the image of the face, license plate number and other images taken by drones to protect people's privacy.

Drone pilot program: Apple uses drones to optimize maps and has been approved for testing

It should be emphasized that this news does not mean that Apple will enter the drone industry. Among these companies, only Intel, Amazon and Airbus have their own drone products. Apple's drones are almost all from large. Xinjiang Innovation and Propel and other partners.

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