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"UAV" has stronger military connotations for me. I'm not sure it's inherently better. Maybe something entirely new is better? "AAV" Autonomous Ariel Vehicle, or
by Bonooru 7y ago
"UAV" has stronger military connotations for me. I'm not sure it's inherently better. Maybe something entirely new is better? "AAV" Autonomous Ariel Vehicle, or something similar?
- sdinsn 7y agosUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft System) is what the FAA uses
- 0xffff2 7y agoOr just UAS, since the UAM air taxis that are coming and are largely being lumped in with these deliveries aren’t very small at all. For what it’s worth, at NASA the official term is (s)UAS, but we use that and UAV, drone, etc interchangeably has in day to day conversation. As long as it’s clear what you’re talking about, the exact word is really not that important.