The document discusses how drone technology may drive future transportation. It describes how drones could represent the realization of fictional flying cars. While transporting packages by drone is currently possible, significant challenges remain to transporting people by passenger drone. However, the document argues that autonomous drone technology could potentially enable safer passenger drones than driverless cars in the future, revolutionizing transportation.

1. H O W D R O N E
T E C H N O L O G Y W I L L
D R I V E T H E ( N E A R )
F U T U R E ?
SUNIL JAGANI

2. I N T R O D U C T I O N
‘Wheel’ was the most crucial invention! It was
the first technological advancement that
literally gave pace to mankind. Some 10,000
years later, we have barely moved to any other
object that would aid in faster transportation.
This was until ‘drones’ came into picture!

3. Drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, are literally a
glimpse of how the future transportation would look like.
Although at its infancy, these aircraft are the most possible
answer to what mankind has been expecting for almost a
century- a flying car.

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5. A R E D R O N E S T H E R E A L F A C E O F F L Y I N G
C A R S A S D E S C R I B E D I N F I C T I O N ?

6. From the 80s animated series “The Jetsons” to the anti-
gravity Landspeeders depicted in the ever-famous sci-fi
movie franchise “Star Wars”, visionaries have been
trying to conceptualize the future car in various forms.
Although all of them configured their own one-of-a-
kind designs, one thing that was common in all those
cool depictions was, “absence of wheels”.

7. None of the vehicles had wheels on them. But,
Scientists and inventors who have been trying to give
life to this imagination were never successful in
removing the wheels though.

8. T h a t w a s u n t i l t h e f i r s t q u a d c o p t e r
c a m e i n t o b e i n g .
A h e l i c o p t e r t h a t w a s l i f t e d a n d
p r o p e l l e d b y f o u r r o t o r s w i t h n o s i g n
o f w h e e l s w a s t h e f i r s t t i m e w h e n
p e o p l e f i n a l l y f o u n d s o m e t h i n g t h e y
c o u l d r e l a t e w i t h t h e f i c t i o n a l f l y i n g
c a r s .

9. H E N C E , I C A N T E L L Y O U
D R O N E S A R E T H E C L O S E S T
T H I N G W E H A V E R E A C H E D S O
F A R T H A T Y O U C A N C A L L A S
A N A T Y P I C A L F L Y I N G C A R .

10. A B R I E F H I S T O R Y O F D R O N E S

11. Before the term ‘drone’ was coined, they were better
known by UAV or unmanned aerial vehicles.
UAV development started since 1840 when Austria
sent an unmanned bomb-filled balloon to attack
Venice in 1849.
This was followed by various unmanned aerial
combat vehicles that were used during the World
Wars.

12. THE USE OF DRONES MOSTLY REMAINED MILITARY
UNTIL IN 2016 WHEN AUSTRALIAN STARTUP FLIRTEY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA, USED A DRONE TO
CARRY 10 POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM AN
AIRFIELD TO A REMOTE CLINIC.

13. C U R R E N T U S E O F D R O N E S

14. They have turned out to
be super-efficient for
farmers when it comes to
applying fertilizers across
acres of farms.
Big companies are using
drones to monitor their
infrastructure.
Drones are also helping
managing natural disaster
by mapping the damage
extent. This can help
emergency response
teams to use their time
and resources more
efficiently.
A m a z o n c h i e f J e f f B e z o s m a d e
h e a d l i n e s i n 2 0 1 3 w h e n h e u n v e i l e d
h i s v i s i o n t o c a r r y o u t p r o d u c t
d e l i v e r i e s u s i n g d r o n e s . D u b b e d
P r i m e A i r , i t w i l l b e a i m e d a t
d e l i v e r i n g o n l i n e p u r c h a s e s t o
c u s t o m e r ’ s d o o r s t e p w i t h i n
m i n u t e s .
E V E R S I N C E T H E N , D R O N E S
H A V E B E E N U S E D B Y
P E O P L E I N A M Y R I A D O F
W A Y S .

15. Facebook’s
internet drone
Aquila successfully
completed its
second full-scale
test flight recently.
The huge robotic
flier is designed to
circle around the
stratosphere and
beam internet to
the most remote
locations of the
world via lasers.

16. S O , C A N P A S S E N G E R D R O N E S
B E A P O S S I B L E A U T O M O B I L E
I N F U T U R E ?

17. After almost 200 years later since their origin, personal
cars still remain land-bound. Although they are hitting a
new speed every year, the possibility of seeing them fly
looks nowhere near. So, if you are expecting to zip
around the skies, autonomous drone technology is the
only key.

18. I N C O N T R A S T W I T H D R I V E R L E S S
C A R S

19. In future, one thing is sure and that is, we will not drive
by ourselves.
Elon musk’s brainchild, automated driverless cars,
could take a backseat if automated passenger drones
have the tendency to become a reality.

20. One of the reasons why driverless cars are still not able
to go mainstream is because it is not entirely safe after
all.
In contrast to them, autonomous drones would be
cheaper to produce and a lot safer too. In fact, a future
where you can book an Uber drone is not very far-
fetched.

21. S U M M I N G U P . . . . .
The future is filled with
automated drones. It’s high
time for the genius car makers
around the world to shift their
focus from gas-powered or
electric land-based cars to
flying cars, or in other words,
drones.

22. T H A N K S F O R
W A T C H I N G
SUNIL JAGANI
Alliance Tek, 100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 250
Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 484-892-5713
Email: pa.info@alliancetek.com

23. A B O U T
Sunil Jagani is the founder of AllianceTek, an IT
consulting firm that offers proactive services to
thousands of clients across the world. Besides managing
his company that is headquarted in Pennsylvania and has
9 offices located within and outside of US, he likes to
write on various topics. He likes sharing his massive
insight on emerging technologies like Artificial
Intelligence, BigData, Internet of Things, Mobile
Technology, etc., and how they can aid in improving the
environment around us.