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Apple doesn't seem like one of those companies that use lobbyists to advance their interests on government land. Even so, the company did its jobbhas busts, and the most recent addition to this narrow group of people is Lisa Ellman.

This lawyer works for Hogan Lovells and specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles, což may indicate that Apple is planning to enter the world of drones to some extent. It doesn't necessarily mean that the company is going to sell its own drones, but it could mean for example tothat he wants them start using it, for example, to secure your offices and campuses or to scan the world into Apple Maps. After all, Apple already did that ince 2016.

Ellman also founded the Commercial Drone Alliance and works to expand the commercial drone market, according to her bio. She also previously worked for President Barack Obama and at the Department of Justice. A legal expert began defending Apple's interests before the US government in late 2019, she and society However, Apple refusedy comment on this fact in more detail.

But the company already met with regulators in December due to the approved law on visible traffic signs for drones. Apple also lobboval about autonomous flying machines as early as 2017, and a year later it also added autonomous cars to its initiative.

According to documents released by the US government, Apple spent $2019 million in the first three quarters of 5,5 alone, Tedy much less than Facebook and Google. Apple lobboval in categories such as tax, music copyright, privacy, competition, immigration and financial technology.

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Source: Bloomberg

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