...aiming to develop the technology that will allow civilian aircraft to share their airspace with drones.
Ahem... We don't need any technology to share any of our bloody airspace with a "Johnny come lately"
drone. They need the technology to share with us. They also need a great deal more so they don't bump into tall masts, ground, ships and our cities and the suchlike. Not my problem!
What is funny is the airline pilots of today have basically screwed themselves out of a job...
When your computer at home is totally reliable (including power cuts, the cat being sick on it and rogue orange juices), then we have a job. Fortunately, software is written by the cheapest people, not by the best.
I'm not going to worry yet.