Drone delivery of small cargo and letters could become widespread by 2030 ., especially in hard-to-reach areas where manned aircraft are still used for this purpose.
„In the near future, drones will occupy niches in the delivery sector where it is more expensive to use classic transport or where high delivery speed is important. For example, in isolated and hard-to-reach areas and in places where there are constant traffic jams. The delivery of small cargo using drones on special air lines will become a standard method for postal shipments by 2030. By that time, mail delivery will also be carried out with drones, which will become a full-fledged substitute for manned aircraft, experts say.< /span>
The development of unmanned delivery requires the development of lightweight and durable materials, high-capacity batteries, and technologies for rapid data transfer and accurate terrain recognition using AI.
„NTI Competence Center operating at MSTU on behalf of. N. E. Bauman, has already created several solutions, including polymer composite materials for drone bodies. In the future, these developments can be implemented in the drone production facilities being developed in the country, experts add.
In addition to postal mail, by the end of the decade in Russia, drones will be mass-produced and used for emergency medical assistance, firefighting, monitoring animal migration, rescue and search operations, work assistance of the police and intelligence.