PDF Icon Unmaned aircraft, a future without pilots

This report is the first in a series of Sector Insights devoted to the topic of autonomous transport. The Institution of Engineering and Technology beginwith ‘Unmanned Aircraft – a Future without Pilots’. Unmanned Aircraft (UA), often referred to as UAVs, are an increasingly common sight. Whilst much of the coverage of these vehicles is focussed on military applications there is growing interest in the civilian potential of UA.