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Drones need a GPS module that also reports prohibited airspace. Drones could use that to shut down if someone tried to fly them into prohibited airspace.

• squirrel 6y ago
  These folks are working on something like that: https://www.altitudeangel.com/ https://www.altitudeangel.com/
• jstanley 6y ago
  Unfortunately (maybe), drones aren't magical technology that you can only get from the government. The cat is out of the bag, it's easy to make a drone at home out of generic parts. Anyone who wants to fly a drone into prohibited airspace can do it. And an even remotely-sophisticated attacker could do it with almost no chance of getting caught. That's just the world we live in now.
  • Animats 6y ago
    And an even remotely-sophisticated attacker could do it with almost no chance of getting caught. Anti-drone technology is advancing. Chengdu airport installed what looks like a fire-finder radar, usually used to track artillery shells. Avaelliant has a drone detection system for sale, and it's in use at a few airports. Both are phased array radars, with no moving parts and flat antenna panels. Avaelliant's unit looks like a big cell phone tower antenna. [1] https://southerncrossdrones.com/aveillant-uas-detection-systems.html https://southerncrossdrones.com/aveillant-uas-detection-syst...
• jiofih 6y ago
  This is already the case with most consumer drones. Problem is you can easily build your own and ignore all of that.