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Tesla 演示了新款 Roadster 2 能短暂腾空飞行的版本，但航空专家指出该车要合法上路飞行将面临 FAA 认证、飞行员执照及起飞降落地点等重重监管障碍。

文章介绍了随着无人机送货在达拉斯地区兴起，出现的新职业——远程无人机指挥员（RPIC），他们像空中交通管制员一样监控和协调 FlyTrex、Zipline、Amazon、Wing 等公司的送货无人机机队。

The Verge reporter tests Wing's Walmart drone delivery service in his suburban neighborhood, where neighbors discover they can send potatoes to each other's yards via the Hummingbird 7000W-B drone.

The EFF and ACLU are urging the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents, arguing it violates the First Amendment right to record law enforcement.

A severed Verizon fiber cable in New Jersey caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed across the US, with over 1,000 flights affected and major airports in the Northeast disrupted. Repairs have been completed, but delays persist as operations resume.

The FAA is set to deploy an AI tool for air traffic control starting Monday, as reported by Polymarket.

The FAA is launching an $875 million AI program called SMART to streamline air traffic operations and improve safety, starting in the Washington D.C. area.

Elon Musk's involvement with the FAA has allegedly led to worsening air traffic control issues and safety disruptions, with potential benefits to Palantir, highlighting systemic failures in aviation technology systems.

The FAA has hired over 2,000 video gamers to train as air traffic controllers, meeting 94% of its hiring goal as part of a recruitment campaign to address a controller shortage. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted the overlap between gaming skills and the multitasking abilities needed for the job.

DoorDash launches DoorDash Air, a new drone delivery division with FAA certification, and will build its own drones and ground infrastructure for mid-range food deliveries.

The FAA has proposed allowing supersonic airliners to fly over US cities if they meet quiet noise standards, with NASA and companies like Boom Supersonic developing quieter supersonic aircraft.

The Trump administration is moving to replace a 50-year ban on supersonic flight over US land with a noise-based limit, citing technological advances that could eliminate the sonic boom. The FAA has proposed a new rule, aiming to finalize it by mid-2027, which would allow aircraft like Boom Supersonic's to fly faster than Mach 1 over land while keeping noise below a set threshold.

The FAA has announced rulemaking to legalize supersonic flight, including the Boomless Cruise approach demonstrated on XB-1, marking a major step toward a supersonic renaissance.