The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has published a workshop report assessing the potential of AI-powered drones for civilian use by 2035. The report identifies twelve technical challenges — including scaling to millions of drones, AI assurance, edge-cloud coordination, and security — and outlines a roadmap with specific milestones such as simulation-to-reality pipelines, integration testbeds, and real-time autonomy frameworks. It provides actionable recommendations for research funders, researchers, policymakers, and industry, including a target of a 1,000-drone demonstration by 2028 and calls for interdisciplinary collaboration across robotics, networking, AI, and security.
2.6K Impressions