Samuel Hammond

Graduate Research Fellow · 1 appearance on the record.

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Prediction Held up

Hammond: Drone racing will be broadcast on ESPN by 2018

“I think we're only a year or two out before this is broadcast on ESPN, because just, it's some of the most exciting things to watch.”

Samuel Hammond Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 35:19 a16z Podcast | Airspace as the Next Internet-Like Platform

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Assertion Partly supported

Hammond: Shooting down a drone carries federal penalties like shooting an airplane

“As long as we're treating drones as any other kind of airplane I wouldn't recommend this, but if a drone is trespassing over your property and you choose to shoot it down, it's like treated as shooting an airplane, which is like 25 years in jail or something l…”

Samuel Hammond Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 31:56 a16z Podcast | Airspace as the Next Internet-Like Platform