Google Wants to Use Drones to Fight Fires
Google is seeking authorization to explore enlisting drones to help fight wildfires as part of parent company Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) continued exploration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a variety of commercial and government purposes.
The company filed an application with the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct tests of drones at a private property in Firebaugh, California. Google's Research Climate and Energy Group intends to use crop-spraying drones designed by Homeland Surveillance & Electronics, LLC in the test.
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