The local drone market can be $3-$4 billion over the next five years. A huge demand from the private sector, government departments is opening up new use cases.
From deliveries to despatches, the business of drones is set to boom as regulators relax laws. But while companies and consumers benefit, for some countries it is also becoming a security hazard and a tool for terror attacks. Academic and tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa and startup Skylark Drones CEO Mughilan Thiru Ramasamy tell us what the drones of the future will look like, and what we need to do to keep our skies safe.