Abstract
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the delivery of courier and postal items has the potential to provide benefits in breaking down terrain barriers and reducing congestion in urban areas. In addition, the trend to move away from polluting fossil fuels prompts delivery companies to invest in low- and zero-emission means of transport. Electric UAVs reduce environmental contamination in the delivery area and can also be directly powered by renewable energy sources. The aim of this study is to identify the premises and conditions of UAV implementation on the example of companies delivering courier and postal items in Poland. The basic research methods used for the preparation of this study are critical analysis of the literature on the subject, synthesis, and generalisation, which led to the authors’ own research conducted through partially categorised oral interviews. The conducted considerations confirm the existence of premises and the ability of UAVs for the effective delivery of items. In Poland, the most important limitation in the implementation and dissemination of this delivery method is the high level of social scepticism, reaching 43%. If actions are not taken to neutralise this attitude of society, this factor may effectively prevent the use of UAVs for delivery services.
Highlights
The main centres of economic development of contemporary countries are agglomerations with their surrounding functional areas
To the first question, which was of a closed nature, 12% of respondents answered negatively, and in no case was this associated with a lack of a general idea of what unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is
Grouping the most frequently given answers to the third question, it can be concluded that among the arguments raised by respondents accepting delivery by UAV, 83% of them considered it generally as an attractive innovation that they are willing to test
Summary
The main centres of economic development of contemporary countries are agglomerations with their surrounding functional areas Their spatial expansion, intensification of individual transport, and progressive separation of places of residence, work, and services, inevitably cause a decrease in the efficiency of the transport system. The basic manifestation of such inefficiency is transport congestion defined as mutual obstruction of traffic by vehicles due to the existing relationship between the speed of moving vehicles and the volume of flows under the conditions of infrastructure capacity depletion [1] In scientific terms, this phenomenon has been studied at least since the mid-20th century, with early research on congestion focusing more on technical and organisational problems, based on the technical sciences [2]. It should be pointed out that these effects must be taken into account in the efficient management of urban space
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