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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 |
