Drone tracking plan moves air delivery closer to reality in US

Washington

DELIVERIES by drones took a step closer to being allowed in the US after a federal advisory panel agreed on a framework for allowing law enforcement to routinely track the small devices.

The committee's report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), released on Tuesday, is a significant step towards widening drone flights to allow them over people, urban areas and over long distances. A system to track and identify drones is necessary before companies such as as Alphabet Inc's X and Amazon.com Inc can deliver packages via unmanned drones, or for utilities and railroads to broaden their use for inspections.