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UAS IPP: Amazon, DJI are out. Airbus, Alphabet (Google), Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Fedex, Uber and others are in.

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 10 pilot programmes that have been approved under President Trump’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) in an effort to bring the country up to speed when it comes to drone experimentation. Yesterday we published the list of awardees and today we are reporting on the companies that made the list such as Airbus, Alphabet (Google), Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, FedEx, Uber, and others. As well as the ones that did not make the list, most notably Amazon and DJI.

News that Amazon and the New York State drone corridor have been left out of the UAS Integration Pilot Program is 'boggling'

News that Amazon and the New York State drone corridor have been left out of the UAS Integration Pilot Program is ‘boggling’

Two weeks the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 10 successful UAS Integration Pilot Program applications. To everybody’s surprise, Amazon and the State of New York, which according to Governor Cuomo is building “the most advanced drone testing in the country,” were not among the lucky few. News that Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D-Utica) said was “boggling.”