Study on the Policies, Regulations of Drone-Based Logistics

With the rapid development of e-commerce since COVID-19 and the growth of international trade, logistics have grown in importance. Recently with the development of drone technology-most notably, the utilization of drones for deliveries-are changing the process of delivery by making it more accessible, rapid, and responsive to evolving demands. This paper investigates the use of drone in logistics field and summarizes the types of drone accidents. In addition, by analyzing the status and prospects of drone-related policies, regulation, and insurance systems, we propose the necessity and direction for the improvement of appropriate systems that is necessary for the development of drone logistics. We reviewed cases in which drones are being used in the logistics industry and the types of accidents of drones to analyze the safety problems of drone logistics. Then the current regulations, policies and legal system and insurance system of drones was investigated.