Towns facing another season of drought and wildfire are turning to drone shows as a less risky alternative to organized fireworks. This year's July 4th marks the 242nd year since the creation of the United States. SAN FRANCISCO -- Get in the car, kids. It's time to see the Fourth of July drone show. Towns in California, Colorado and Arizona -- facing another season of drought and wildfire -- are turning to drone shows as a less dangerous alternative to organized fireworks, encouraged by the development of jaw-dropping, choreographed shows like the one Intel prepared for the Winter Olympics broadcast.

Intel is becoming quite popular for its awesome drone light shows. The company doesn't make consumer drones but had made the events like Super Bowl and Olympics amazing with synchronized aerial drone shows. Lately, the Olympic drone shows flew 1218 drones in the air at one time. It also won a new Guinness World Records for the most drones flown simultaneously. Recently, it did another show, having a team of drones flying over headliner Odesza as the electronic music duo performed at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif. "It's all with software," said Anil Nanduri, VP & GM of Intel's drone team.

Intel, which wowed folks with its syncronized drone show at the Olympics, is at it again, with a drone show at the Coachella music festival near Palm Springs Sunday. We sit down with an Intel exec who explains how it works, and why Intel is pushing the idea of dancing drones. LOS ANGELES -- Intel, once best known as the company that powered PCs and Macs with its silicon chips, is now perhaps better known to the public for its awesome drone light shows. The company doesn't make consumer drones nor does it have plans to take on DJI or Yuneec, but it's become a frequent visitor to high profile events like the Super Bowl and Olympics with synchronized aerial drone shows. The Olympics alone had 1,218 drones in the air at one time, forming five Olympic rings and other intricate figures.

The best Super Bowl halftime shows leave indelible memories, be it a notorious wardrobe malfunction, that goofy Left Shark, or every last second of Beyoncé's two appearances. It's too soon to say whether anything Lady Gaga did tonight will resonate, but at least she offered something new: An army of dancing drones, ducking and dodging over the Houston skyline, transforming from stars to a fluttering flag. It's probably first time you've seen 300 drones flying in formation, but it's almost certainly not the last. The technology underpinning the Intel Shooting Star drone system is fascinating in and of itself, but its potential applications are even more so. The same drones that accompanied Lady Gaga will one day revolutionize search-and-rescue, agriculture, halftime shows, and more.