Drones might become a mainstream delivery channel by 2040

 

According to the latest estimates, drones might become the mainstream delivery channel by 2040. As new technologies and network scales bring down related costs, these could account for one-third of same-day package drop-offs within the next 20 years. With the coronavirus lockdown and firms adopting innovative tech, these figures make sense.

While there are concerns about security and privacy issues, new evidence shows that drone technology will be worth billions to the national economy in the near-future. For instance, PwC conducted a research which demonstrates that by 2030, the skies above us will change. Rather that the swarm of private toys that we can find there today, there will be a highly coordinated hive of more than 76,000 sophisticated drones conducting different tasks.

Moreover, L.E.K Consulting released a report which advanced that there will be considerable expansion in the drone industry. An exact market share is going to depend on how transport operators configure their networks. It will be based on the comparative cost of transporting goods through road-based methods as well. However, it also said that it is unlikely that they will replace traditional trucking. Instead, the latter will be enhanced with new tech such as remote pilots or autonomous technology. Firms are already looking into these systems.

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