I don't see how a DIY drone is any different from using an off the shelf RC plane and a wireless camera. The car one though, I have serious concerns about. There's an urban legend about cell phone viruses infecting cars via bluetooth, and while I don't know of any real cases of remote car hacking, it's not a happy thought.
One would hope that self-driving cars will have their driving system disconnected from any networks, but I don't know if that's even practical.
> I don't see how a DIY drone is any different from using an off the shelf RC plane and a wireless camera.
It isn't, except in as much as you can program it to follow a flight-path and then clear off. Given that you don't need to be in wireless range (200 meters?) you could send the drone in from miles away. But that aside: your comment is rational, but I wouldn't rely on politicians being so faced with scare stories about these exciting new technologies. Allied to their usual technophobia, they will try to ban everything, or require licences with onerous conditions.
One would hope that self-driving cars will have their driving system disconnected from any networks, but I don't know if that's even practical.