According to a Frost and Sullivan study, the world can expect as many as 430,000 autonomous aerial vehicles providing both passenger and parcel delivery by 2040, and the initial operations and buildup will begin as early as 2022. According to their study, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), New Zealand and Singapore will be the initial hot spots for implementation of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) networks.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
