Crown teamed with McKinsey & Co. on a comprehensive study for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate to assess national markets for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) and urban air mobility services.

The study yielded guidance for future research and pinpointed impediments to service growth, notably:

• Frameworks to assess on-demand markets and rate near-term service viability.
• Critical legal, regulatory and certification challenges that must be overcome to bring urban air transportation to the market.

Read the report.