The 'roadmap' also foresees crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries
The Department of Transport has released its Future of Flight Action Plan which sets out a 'roadmap' for the use of drones in the UK. The plan proposes piloted flying taxis in the coming two years and flying taxis without pilots on board by 2030.
The proposals would also allow drones to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight so the sector can grow without limiting the skies for other aircraft. They also aim to reinvigorate smaller aerodromes by setting out how they can operate as vertiports for electric aircraft that take off vertically . Stephen Fitzpatrick, founder and chief executive of Vertical Aerospace, said: "With government and business working together, we can unleash the huge economic, environmental and social benefits of zero emissions flight globally."
"Our role in this bright future of aviation will be enabling technological advances and providing regulatory support, while ensuring that all forms of new aviation technology enjoy the same high safety standards as traditional aviation."
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