Hit-and-Run Drone Collision Causes Power Outage for 1,600 in Google’s Hometown

Greentech Media
By info@greentechmedia.comJun 12, 2017, 9:00 am92 pts
The increasing prevalence of drones in our skies and streets is going to usher in some spectacular benefits, as well as some unintended consequences. The technology is already way ahead of the law. On Thursday, 1,600 people in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View lost their electricity when a white-haired…

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