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1 A positive initial attitude to UAM throughout the eu
83% |
express an initial positive attitude towards UAM |
64% and 49% |
ready to try out drones and air taxis respectively |
Very homogeneous replies and no major differences across cities and respondent groups |
2 Strong support for use cases that are valuable to all
Emergency and/or medical transport use cases receive greatest public interest. Top three use cases: 41% transport of injured person to hospital 41% drone delivery of groceries of medical supplies to hospitals 36% transport of emergency medical personnel |
3 Top 3 expected benefits: faster, cleaner, extended connectivity
71% improved response time in emergencies 51% reduction of traffic jams 48% reduction of local emissions 41% development of remote areas |
4 Top 3 concerns: safety, environment/noise and security
Concerns on drones 44% safety 39% security 35% environmental 28% noise |
Concerns on air taxis 38% environmental 38% noise 37% safety 29% security |
5 Safety: existing aviation safety levels are the benchmark
Citizens expect that operations are as safe as current aviation Concerns increase with age of respondent |
6 Environment: priority is protection of wildlife
Most concerns are on
Negative impact on animals |
62% for drones 56% air taxis |
Noise pollution |
52% for drones 53% air taxis |
Environmental and climate impact from production, incl. battery |
43% for drones 42% air taxis |
7 Noise: acceptable at level of familiar city sounds
Level of annoyance varies with lack of familiarity with the sound; familiar city sounds at same decibel levels are better accepted |
8 Need to build confidence and trust in citizens
Level of trust on security and cybersecurity of UAM technology just slightly above 50% Half of the respondents would better trust UAM if security and cybersecurity regulations were adopted by all levels of European authorities working together |
9 Ground infrastructure: must integrate well
Vertiports to be integrated within local mobility network Drone delivery preferred close to the house
(garden 68%, station in neighborhood 67%) Concerns on noise (48%), safety (41%) and visual impact to be addressed |
10 Regulatory authorities: must work together at all levels
Similar trust level towards local, regional, national and European authorities to address UAM Expectation by respondents is that local actors will contribute in developing the regulations |