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Drone delivery needs air traffic controllers for future skies

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The future of drone delivery requires specialized air traffic controllers to manage increasingly crowded skies. Trevor Wischnewsky, a remote pilot in command at Flytrex, describes his role as akin to an air traffic controller for drones, ensuring safe operation within a three-mile radius. He coordinates with other drone delivery services like Zipline, Amazon, and Alphabet's Wing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, utilizing a Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) system for real-time coordinate sharing and collision avoidance. AI

IMPACT Highlights the need for specialized human roles to manage increasingly complex autonomous systems in logistics.

RANK_REASON Article discusses future job roles and operational challenges in drone delivery, featuring an interview with a subject matter expert, rather than announcing a new product or technology.

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Drone delivery needs air traffic controllers for future skies

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Eamon Whalen ·

    Job titles of the future: Delivery drone air traffic controller

    The moment Trevor Wischnewsky heard that drones were delivering pizza and sushi around his Texas neighborhood, his mind was made up. “It was super fascinating,” he says. “I just immediately wanted to be a part of it.” Wischnewsky is now an RPIC, or “remote pilot in command,” at a…

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