Presentation delivered at the Midlands Intelligent Mobility Conference 2016. The content includes opportunities and barriers for drones in the transport industry, including delivery and traffic monitoring.

1. DAWN OF THE DRONES Aerios Media

2. MATT
THOMPSON
COMMERCIAL UAV OPERATOR
 Certified & insured operator for 0-7kg multi-rotor aircraft
 Aerial photographer & videographer
 Former UAV flight assessment examiner
 Two years at Transport Systems Catapult
 Research into future of UAVs and autonomous vehicles
FORMER FORESIGHT ANALYST

3. 3
DRONE
RPAS
UAV
UAS
SUA
MARKET
2016 $3.4bn commercial drone market [Valour Consultancy]
1,971 CAA certified commercial UAV operators in the UK
2020
150,000 jobs could be created in Europe
[Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe]
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2050
$127bn estimated UAV commercial market [PwC]
$13bn attributed to transport

4. 4
POTENTIAL IN TRANSPORT
01DELIVERY
Amazon Prime Air, DHL, Dominos, Organs & Medicine
02SURVEYING & INSPECTION
Transport Systems Catapult Visualisation Team, Network Rail,
California High Speed Rail, Agriculture, Easyjet
03TRAFFIC MONITORING
Motorway observation, event observation, parking capacity
04PERSONAL TRANSPORT
Your personal flying taxi
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5. 5
LIMITATIONS
AUTOMATION
Automation technology not mature enough yet
SENSE & AVOID
UAVs cannot detect and avoid obstacles
BVLOS
Cannot operate Beyond Visual Line Of Sight
PUBLIC PERCEPTION
Misuse of drones could compromise privacy
POWERLEGAL
It is illegal to fly in or over congested areas Batteries do not last for long
Matt Thompson
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6. Matt Thompson
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42%
POTENTIAL
AMAZON
DHL
Dominos
Matternet & Mercedez Benz
Organs & Medicine
LIMITATIONS
Cannot fly over congested areas
Cannot fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Automation still in infancy
Power limitations with cargo
Privacy concerns
Weather dependent
of logistics carriers plan to use
UAVs for distribution in future
DELIVERY

7. 7
POTENTIAL
Railways – Development & maintenance
Roads – Development & maintenance
Agriculture – Precision spraying
EasyJet – Efficient inspection
LIMITATIONS
Cannot fly over congested areas
Cannot fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Automation still in infancy
Power limitations with cargo
Privacy concerns
Weather dependent
SURVEY & INSPECTION
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100+ hectares
can be surveyed per day by a UAV

8. 8
POTENTIAL
Highways England – Traffic count, incident observation
Local Authorities – Parking capacity
Police – Event observation & control
LIMITATIONS
Cannot fly over congested areas
Cannot fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Automation still in infancy
Power limitations with cargo
Privacy concerns
Weather dependent
TRAFFIC MONITORING
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Aerios Media
15
truck drivers were prosecuted
within 4hrs on Pune-Mumbai
Expressway

9. 9
POTENTIAL
Ehang – First demonstration at CES 2016
LIMITATIONS
Cannot fly over congested areas
Cannot fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Automation still in infancy
Power limitations with cargo
Privacy concerns
Weather dependent
PERSONAL TRANSPORT
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of flight time up to 62mph
23 minutes

10. ONLY THE BEGINNING
INTERNET BY DRONE FLEET LIGHTS
10
4G & 5G accessible anywhere Your own personal streetlight
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11. 11
WHAT NEEDS TO
CHANGE?
LEGISLATION
 Allow Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations
 Allow restricted operations over congested areas
 Allow for operations above 400ft
 Harsher penalties for breaking the law
AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY
 Accurate, reliable and robust flight automation
 Mature sense-and-avoid capabilities
 Precise risk-maps and flight plans
 UAV Traffic Management
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12. 12
WHAT NEEDS TO
CHANGE?
POWER
 Greater energy capacity required for longer flights
with heavier cargo
 Alternative energy systems under development
including Hydrogen fuel-cells
 All-weather capabilities required
PUBLIC PERCEPTION
 Public need educating on drones & operations
 Privacy is not really at stake
 Automated aircraft should prove to be much safer
Matt Thompson
Aerios Media

13. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
 Matt Thompson
 matt@aeriosmedia.com Aerios Media