The Tribune

• The British Airline Pilots Association is warning of a looming catastrophe unless drones are subject to tougher regulations.

The association demanded the compulsory registration of drones Monday after Gatwick Airport briefly closed its runway over safety concerns when a drone was spotted in the area.

Authorities diverted four EasyJet flights. One British Airways flight was sent to Bournemouth Airport.

The union’s flight safety specialist, Steve Landells, says the incident shows “the threat of drones being flown near manned aircraft must be addressed before we see a disaster.”

There have been several near-misses between drones and aircraft in Britain, with sheer chance averting collision in some cases.

Under British rules, a drone operator must be able to see it at all times and keep them away from planes, helicopters, airports and airfields.

• Panasonic Corporation is taking on one of the toughest challenges for its EVOLTA Robot on July 7, 2017.

The company will be rolling out a demonstration experiment where a robot powered by dry cell batteries, “EVOLTA NEO”, will attempt a 1,000m fjord vertical climb at Lysefjord, Norway.

This challenge will test the durability and power of Panasonic’s new EVOLTA NEO batteries which were introduced to the Japanese market in April.

Panasonic will live stream this whole event to share the excitement of the challenge with enthusiasts around the world.

• Engineers who oversee Boston’s traffic lights and make real-time adjustments to ease traffic jams could soon be turning their work over to computers.

The Boston Globe reports the city is upgrading its traffic management system to make it more intuitive.

City engineers now scan hundreds of traffic lights from City Hall and make timing tweaks to clear back-ups, but officials are weighing whether an algorithm should do the work.

Known as adaptive signal control, the technology has been adopted in other places including Portland, Oregon and Michigan’s Oakland County.

City officials said the technology can respond quicker to divert traffic. Boston will first test the software in the Seaport District.