Amazon lays out vision for drone traffic cop, flight controls

The Prime Air unmanned aircraft project that Amazon is working on in its research and development labs. (AP)The first wave of long-range commercial drones should be allowed to operate in a narrow, low-altitude band and must agree to be tracked, according to Amazon’s vision of the future.

The first wave of long-range commercial drones should be allowed to operate in a narrow, low-altitude band and must agree to be tracked, according to Amazon’s vision of the future.

While U.S. government regulations now just allow limited usage of unmanned flights, Amazon is creating a blueprint for an air-traffic system and the necessary technology is rapidly maturing, said Gur Kimchi, a vice president who…