We have identified how a network of aerial drones could transform how medical supplies are transported in Scotland and beyond.
We are also aware of the challenges that medical drone deliveries could pose, for example:
- Noise pollution: perception that the noise is different, or loud, or annoying, or too frequent
- Visual pollution: perception that the visual impact of drones is too visible, or too frequent
- Flight safety: risk of a crash in the air or on the ground
- Privacy concerns: collection of photos or private data using the cameras mounted on drones
- Security issues: the misuse of drones by malicious people, or simply drone pilots flying in the wrong place by mistake
- Identification of medical drones: to separate them from other unknown drones
- Job losses, for example in conventional modes of transport
- Impact on the environment: global impact not only of electric motors, but also looking at production and lithium batteries
- Yet another piece of technology in our lives: the concern that we do more and more activities via a smartphone or a piece of technology that we do not always fully understand or master.
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