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Insurers are hungry for drones. Now, for Amazon and Zomato to deliver via the sky.

Insurers are hungry for drones. Now, for Amazon and Zomato to deliver via the sky.
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Delhi Police deployed camera-equipped drones for surveillance in riot-affected areas of Trilokpuri in 2014.

Synopsis

With regulations on drones now in place, non-life insurers are keen to use them for risk management and claim processing. But a host of challenges, from cyberattacks to privacy invasion, need to be ironed for the business to scale.

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Hear that buzz? It's not just in your head. From farmers to cops and wildlife activists to photographers, everyone's at least a little under the spell of unmanned aerial vehicles. The day may not be far when the droning of their blades up above becomes as much a part of our soundscape as cars and cattle below. The whir of excitement around drones can drown out the fact that the technology is only just taking off. The regulatory horizon is hazy
( Originally published on Jan 15, 2019 )

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