Recent years have seen rapid developments in drone technology. Today, drones have the potential to become a reliable technology
for civil, commercial and leisure use, presenting both opportunities and risks for societies. Although surveys have forecast
likely public support for the use of drones, widespread introduction will need to be accompanied by regulation to address
privacy, competition, sustainability, safety and security concerns and be benchmarked against existing transport options.
Current government regulation of drones tends to be either too restrictive (hampering the development of new designs), or
lagging behind (causing reluctance among potential end-users to adopt drone use). Governments must, therefore, be acquainted
with developments taking place in the international context of the industry – particularly when considering transport sector
use cases. In this talk we will explore the rapidly developing concept designs for drones and drone services, questions of
acceptability of drone services, and their safe integration within the transport system as a whole. We will also consider
the use of drones for different scales of payloads – both freight and passenger transport – as well as their potential as
a support to other modes and aspects of transport, e.g., logistics, monitoring, maintenance and emergency services. The insights
from the discussion will be taken into account in the ongoing OECD Working Group on "Drones – Acceptability and Integration
with the Transport System".
Keywords:TP_Wettbewerbsfaehigkeit, TP_Digitalisierung
Forschungsbereich:Regionalökonomie und räumliche Analyse
Sprache:Deutsch
Uncertain Skies: Drones in the World of Tomorrowin: Lectures "WIFO-Extern"
Recent years have seen rapid developments in drone technology. Today, drones have the potential to become a reliable technology
for civil, commercial and leisure use, presenting both opportunities and risks for societies. Although surveys have forecast
likely public support for the use of drones, widespread introduction will need to be accompanied by regulation to address
privacy, competition, sustainability, safety and security concerns and be benchmarked against existing transport options.
Current government regulation of drones tends to be either too restrictive (hampering the development of new designs), or
lagging behind (causing reluctance among potential end-users to adopt drone use). Governments must, therefore, be acquainted
with developments taking place in the international context of the industry – particularly when considering transport sector
use cases. In this talk we will explore the rapidly developing concept designs for drones and drone services, questions of
acceptability of drone services, and their safe integration within the transport system as a whole. We will also consider
the use of drones for different scales of payloads – both freight and passenger transport – as well as their potential as
a support to other modes and aspects of transport, e.g., logistics, monitoring, maintenance and emergency services. The insights
from the discussion will be taken into account in the ongoing OECD Working Group on "Drones – Acceptability and Integration
with the Transport System".