the competitiveness of the uaf industry. thank you for the opportunity to speak today, and i'll be pleased to answer any questions the committee may have. >> thank you. let me recognize now paul misener, vice president of global public policy with amazon. welcome, and you're recognized. >> thank you mr. chair and mr. cummings for inviting me. drones will provide the next level of delivery service when person mitsed. so thank you for your attention to this important topic and holding this hearing. amazon prime air is a future services that will deliver packages up to 5 pounds in 30 minutes or less using uafs, flying under 500 feet and generally above 200 feet for takeoff and landing and weighing less than 55 pounds total, they will take advantage of sense and avoidance technology. to safely operate at 10 miles or more. well beyond sight. no country has created rules that would allow package deliveries. so we are working for such rules. such rules must take advantage of core technology which is to fly without human involvement

state privacy laws is going to be difficult for the industry to navigate, particularly for a technology uaf that could fly within borders of the states. providing some regulatory certainty will benefit both individuals as well as commerce. >> well, thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you for holding the hearing. it really raises a pretty fundamental question about the future and values and parts of our philosophy. i think you're quite right to raise what privacy means. even a commercial drone whose mission is purely the delivery of a good could be equipped with surveillance equipment and actually penetrate the walls of the house and look into what's going on. while technology isn't far away from doing that, we're going to -- you know proliferation of drones difficulty to enforce even regulations we adopt. it's a fascinating frontier-kind of issue for us. i don't think we have any easy answers. thanks for highlighting them. what is -- if i'm a home owner, how high do i do in my property control? can someone fly 500 feet from my roof? i'm going to ask all of you to please speak into the mic and