A future of sophisticated everyday drone flights is one step closer, as Vodafone UK’s mobile network lends a helping hand. Drone tech company sees.ai has reached a new milestone in its quest to make autonomous drone flights in the same airspace as other aircraft an everyday reality. It is the first company in the UK given permission by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to fly drones routinely without the drone operator having to maintain direct line-of-sight at all times.