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Hailo founder has his sights trained on the commercial possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles

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When the founder of Hailo Jay Bregman left the taxi app company, he knew he would get inspiration for his next venture from his love for remote-controlled planes.

The only problem was that remote-controlled planes were out and drones were in.

“Everyone was flying drones, so I became a semi-professional drone pilot and quickly got very immersed in the hardware and software community,” said Bregman.

He eventually saw the commercial possibilities in the ...