{"id":5817,"date":"2012-08-06T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=5817"},"modified":"2012-08-06T11:30:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T19:30:22","slug":"from-washingtontimes-las-vegas-convention-puts-drones-on-big-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/from-washingtontimes-las-vegas-convention-puts-drones-on-big-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"(from WashingtonTimes)  &#8216;Las Vegas convention puts drones on big stage&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AN EXCERPT:<\/strong>\u00a0 Las Vegas this week will be transformed into the drone capital of the world, as hundreds of unmanned vehicle companies descend on Sin City for the industry\u2019s largest trade show.<\/p>\n<p>The annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/association-for-unmanned-vehicle-systems-internati\/\">Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International<\/a> convention, with more than 500 drone and related exhibits on display and a wide range of speakers including the acting head of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/federal-aviation-administration\/\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a>, comes as the national debate on drones and their safety and personal privacy implications kicks into overdrive.<\/p>\n<p>A flurry of activity on Capitol Hill in recent weeks has drawn even more attention to the drone industry, which can begin offering its products for commercial and private use in 2015. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/federal-aviation-administration\/\">FAA<\/a> has estimated that by 2020 there could be as many as 30,000 drones flying in U.S. airspace, and a variety of sectors \u2014 ranging from the news industry to family farmers \u2014 are expected to buy them by the thousands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TO READ THE ARTICLE CLICK THE IMAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2012\/aug\/5\/convention-puts-drones-on-big-stage-debate-still-r\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5818\" title=\"20120314-162946-pic-388793121_s640x359\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120314-162946-pic-388793121_s640x359-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120314-162946-pic-388793121_s640x359-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120314-162946-pic-388793121_s640x359.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TO READ THE AUGUST\/SEPTEMBER Z CLICK THE COVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5819\" title=\"cov-au12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cov-au122-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cov-au122-216x300.jpg 216w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cov-au122.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2012\/aug\/5\/convention-puts-drones-on-big-stage-debate-still-r\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN EXCERPT:\u00a0 Las Vegas this week will be transformed into the drone capital of the world, as hundreds of unmanned vehicle companies descend on Sin City for the industry\u2019s largest trade show. 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