Each country and state has its own rules and regulations related to drone safety. Any company looking to automate their site inspections needs to be aware of local regulations and make sure that they are in compliance. As a mature, field-proven solution, regulation is not a huge hindrance for autonomous, remote operations using Percepto’s Sparrow drone.
The current buzzword in drone regulations is BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Site). BVLOS operations basically mean operating a drone without an operator on site looking at the drone and deconflicting the airspace. Most world regulators don’t allow drones to operate BVLOS without special approvals, and many companies don’t want to have an employee on site to monitor drones. Percepto has received regulatory approval and BVLOS waivers in several countries. In addition, Percepto is also one of the top 10 companies in the process of being Type Certified (TC) by the FAA, running for the FAA’s type certificate (TC), which will streamline BVLOS approvals in the US for any certified solution.