Taipei Times
Date: Jan 29, 2018
By: Hsiao Yu-hsin  /  Staff reporter

A draft act on uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) experiments has been sent to the Cabinet, a Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) official said yesterday, expressing the hope that it would enter legislative review in the upcoming session.

UAVs are a crucial technological trend and the most promising application of artificial intelligence, with many technology giants, such as Google and Amazon, investing in their development, Department of Foresight and Innovation Policies Director-General Yang Hsiu-ya (楊琇雅) said.

The Taipei, New Taipei City and Kaohsiung minicipal governments have started working with foreign developers to introduce uncrewed vehicles, she said.

As uncrewed vehicles’ compatibility with real-world environments is key, a major problem for developers is whether transportation laws can be relaxed to allow room for experiments, she said.    [FULL  STORY]