Google buys Titan AeroSpace, despite the uncertainty about the commercial use of drones

As the The Verge citing WSJ , Google bypassed cornering Facebook c his initiative internet.org manufacturer and bought a solar-powered UAV Titan Aerospace .

Undisclosed amount, but clearly exceeds previously proposed Facebook $ 60 mln .

Most likely, Google is going to use the newly acquired company to its Project Loon - planetary network for Internet access, well and for world domination, which is already there ...

It happens all against the backdrop of the fact that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) продолжает insist on the illegality of the use of drones in cities , which increases the riskiness of investments in companies in the sector, although the ban does not apply to stratospheric and drones.

By the way, this is not the first company in this sector over the last year, bought by Google - in May last year was bought Makani - Manufacturer of autonomous flying turbines.

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/219399/