While advanced air mobility (AAM) promises to provide cost-effective new passenger transportation options in cities across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, many countries are taking early steps in adopting uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with limited—and sometimes—nonexistent regulatory and operational frameworks. Taking the lessons learned from India, Vignesh Santhanam—who is the lead for aerospace and drones with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in that country—underscored the importance of bridging the divide between APAC communities and emerging technologies at last week’s Global Urban & Advanced Air Summit in Singapore.
“There is a novelty factor with drones and there are many obvious use cases in remote and inaccessible areas,” he said during a panel discussion. “However, when we talk about public acceptance—be it drones or AAM—the strategy should be to empower the locals and give them the tools in their hands to be able to solve problems for themselves.”
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