Humacao, Puerto Rico-based Red Cat has announced a new product designed to track drones and analyze their activities in an effort to help pilots ensure that a flight stayed within the regulations of drone operations. A black box of sorts, the Blockchain black box tracks and records drone flight data. Red Cat claims to be the first distributed system with secure and encrypted third-party data. Regulators, insurance companies, pilots, and drone service companies are some examples of entities that can potentially use and analyze the data for various purposes.
Red Cat Announces Black Box for Drones
Key Takeaways:
- Red Cat has launched a "Blockchain black box" product designed to securely track and record drone flight data.
- This system aims to ensure regulatory compliance, provide immutable data for analysis by regulators, insurance, and pilots, and enhance safety in drone operations.
- It addresses the increasing need for accountability in the rapidly growing drone industry amidst concerns over airspace infringements.
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