Interesting that they confidently assert that they are "safer for the community" than cars or trucks. This is backed by a link to a blog [1] which doesn't mention the words 'safe' or 'safety' at all, but, in turn, is backed by an almost 50 page PDF [2] that tangentially covers safety in a single paragraph (before concluding that it will have a positive impact on GDP).
And the safety 'analysis' is so basic that I'd expect more from secondary school students:
> There are almost 150 people killed each year on roads in Ireland with over 4,100 injury collisions of which nearly 1,200 are seriously injured. Drone delivery service could replace 480 million vehicle-kilometres of road-based deliveries and pick-ups. This could result in close to 60 less injury-inducing
collisions and 20 fewer serious road accidents resulting in severe hospitalisation and/or death.
Interesting that they confidently assert that they are "safer for the community" than cars or trucks. This is backed by a link to a blog [1] which doesn't mention the words 'safe' or 'safety' at all, but, in turn, is backed by an almost 50 page PDF [2] that tangentially covers safety in a single paragraph (before concluding that it will have a positive impact on GDP).
And the safety 'analysis' is so basic that I'd expect more from secondary school students:
> There are almost 150 people killed each year on roads in Ireland with over 4,100 injury collisions of which nearly 1,200 are seriously injured. Drone delivery service could replace 480 million vehicle-kilometres of road-based deliveries and pick-ups. This could result in close to 60 less injury-inducing collisions and 20 fewer serious road accidents resulting in severe hospitalisation and/or death.
[1] https://blog.wing.com/2024/06/drone-delivery-study-ie.html [2] https://storage.googleapis.com/wing-prod/files/Wing%20%E2%80...