Partners: ITML, IFAG, IFAT, FORD, TAI, ESC, HUA, HFC, ALTUS

The Europe Commercial Drone Market size in 2017 was estimated to be over 27 thousand units and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 24% until 2024 with the market value of more than USD 500 million and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 21% over the forecast timespan. By 2020, the European commercial drone market is expected to generate more than 544 million U.S. dollars in revenue. Nevertheless, the fast adoption of new technologies and achievements is always a critical factor related to that growth, and ADACORSA aims at analysing and quantifying that relationship with this SC. In more detail, SC9 will carry out a thorough market analysis for the outcomes of ADACORSA through three complementary workflows (pillars) that will be utilized through Demonstrator 9.2. The first one is the detailed analysis of the technical improvements of ADACORSA with respect to their impact in the EU drone market; the second one is a thorough, updated market analysis of the drone industry in EU; the third one is the design and deliver a roadmap towards the adoption of the ADACORSA achievements from the EU market, in collaboration with the user acceptance analysis carried out in Demonstrator 9.1. The purpose of the work to be carried out and demonstrated in these 3 pillars is to maximize the utilization of the ADACORSA technological advancements in the EU drone industry; to help unlock potential in BVLOS drone operations, to facilitate the exploitation of better sensors via fusion and more reliable communications via integration of data links, to integrate leading AI and data analytics into future air mobility, and ultimately to strengthen the integration of automotive and drone industry.