"無人飛機將現身美國的空中"

美國六座城市最近獲准能夠測試無人飛機。

美國聯邦航空總署（FAA）已經核准使用無人機於執法、監控和大氣研究等等的用途，但是商業用途像是運送包裹、作物播種、捕捉盜獵動物者等等，可能現在也可以就未來實際使用的情形來測試。

美國聯邦航空總署行政官員Michael Huerta最近表示：「最近提供平台給此研究，讓它可以在全國以極大的規模實施。」

對此消息的反應好壞參半。儘管許多人看到了使用無人機的經濟益處，他們也擔心隱私和安全的議題。位於紐約的美國公民自由聯盟雇員律師Catherine Crump提出對隱私議題的疑慮，她說：「你可以想見那樣的世界，你走到屋外就必定得面臨無人機不間斷的監控和紀錄。」

根據產業調查公司Teal Group指出，使用無人機的投資和調查預期會翻將近一倍，在2023年前達到一年116億美元。國際無人載具系統協會（AUVSI）已經預測到無人飛機可能有潛力在接下來十年替美國經濟帶來800億美元以及十萬個工作機會。

(Technology) Unmanned Aircraft to Hit American Skies

Six sites were recently authorized in the US where unmanned aircraft can be tested.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) already approved drone use for uses such as law enforcement, surveillance, and atmospheric research, but now commercial uses such as delivering packages, crop spraying, catching animal poachers, etc. may now be tested for implementation in the future.

FAA administrator Michael Huerta recently stated, It provides the platform for this research to be carried out on a very large scale across the country.

Reaction to the news is mixed. Although many see the economic benefits to using drones, they are also concerned with privacy and safety issues. Catherine Crump, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in New York, voiced concerns with privacy issues stating, You can imagine a world in which it is impossible to walk out of your house without being subjected to persistent monitoring and recording by drones.

According to industry research firm Teal Group, investment and research into using unmanned aircraft is expected to nearly double to US$11.6 billion a year in the US by 2023. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has predicted that unmanned aircraft could bring a potential US$80 billion and 100,000 jobs to the US economy over the next decade.

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