伊人不卡,国产乱码一二三区精品,亚洲午夜综合,亚洲网站在线,亚洲国产二区三区,开心伊人网,tiantianri

Home / Business / Technology

Drone makers see soaring growth but dark clouds circle industry

By Zhou Mo (China Daily) Updated: 2016-01-26 11:23 Comments

Drone makers see soaring growth but dark clouds circle industry

The Ehang 184 autonomous aerial vehicle is unveiled at the Ehang booth at CES International on Jan 7, 2016 in Las Vegas. [Photo/Agencies]

Nearly 400 companies make drones for civilian purposes in China. The world over, civil drones are being sought to accomplish tasks like fast food delivery, couriers, land surveys, pesticide spraying on farms, traffic management and police surveillance, subject to regulatory approval and local laws.

A June 2015 report by big data analysis and ratings firm Analysys International shows the civil drone market in China is expected to grow 181 percent from 3.95 billion yuan ($600.4 million) this year to 11.09 billion yuan by 2018.

"The expected explosion of the civil drone market would be mainly due to demand for consumer-level drones," said Jean Xiao, a research manager at market intelligence firm IDC.

...