WASHINGTON − Flying cars. Drone deliveries. Supersonic flights.
President Donald Trump aims to speed commercial development of new-age aviation tech by reducing regulations the administration says have hindered testing and production.
"This year, flying cars are not just for the Jetsons. They are also for the American people in the near term," Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters.
Trump directed the Federal Aviation Administration in an executive order to expedite approval for routine commercial drone operations that retailers such as Amazon have said are crucial to expanding airborne deliveries.
Orders Trump signed June 6 also will allow manufacturers to begin testing flying cars and removed regulatory barriers his administration says are preventing supersonic overland passenger flights from being introduced in the United States.
