SORA: Share's dream of Sky as a Service, is the world -view remote medicine overcome the threat of Corona?Robots fighting on site

HERO X has introduced many cases of drones, both in Japan and overseas, such as potential as mobility, impact on the market, and influence on later innovation.SORA: SHARE, operated by Torubizuon, a startup based in Fukuoka, is an unparalleled platform that lends and borrows the sky.Where is the background of business launch and the aim?We talked to President and CEO Masimoto about the current situation surrounding the sky.

The three major issues of drone operators are technology, system, and ethics

"The drone itself has already been around and it is already a prerequisite that they solve social issues. It is a future -oriented business that considers how to maintain the sky in which drones fly in the world they want to realize."Masumoto cut out.

Mr. Masumoto has been involved in various drone business since the dawn of the drone business.Beginning with video production featuring drone aerial photography, surveying and disaster surveys in partnership with San Francisco's startups, San Francisco, a major drone giant, DJI, and consulting in NEXCO West Drone Unit.Be assigned.

In the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, a survey of NEXCO West Japan and the highway was conducted.

With the proving of the usefulness of the drone in the event of a disaster, he was shouted at an innovative technology, and the momentum of drone utilization increased at a stretch.In the future, instead of piloting with a transmitter, it will be possible to fly a full automatic flight using LTE, and even long -distance flights and manned flights, and the drone will be drawn in a row and will draw a future forecast.I was.

"However, today, I don't want to witness the drone on a daily basis. I was convinced of the possibility of a drone, and I wanted to realize the future I envisioned.It is undeniable that the drone is dangerous from the standpoint of conducting a demonstration experiment. Even if it is a small aircraft of about 100 to 200 grams, there is still an accident involving life if it becomes a large and large aircraft of several tens of kilograms.It is natural that some people are worried about flying over the sky, so it is natural for drone operators to fly in consideration of those risks. "

According to Masumoto, the three major issues for drone operators are technology, system, and ethics. Making a drone that does not crash will be technically possible, even if it is not 100 %. In addition, there is a possibility that the system will be alleviated if the government has the prospect of utilizing it. However, the highest hurdle is the ethical issue, the issue of social acceptance. At this time, drones have no obligation insurance, so in the unlikely event that an accident occurs without insurance, the drone pilot will need to compensate. The cost of compensation is higher in proportion to the size of the accident, but without the ability to pay, the involved side may not be able to get compensation. In that case, it is natural that you do not want you to fly over the sky. It is gray to the height, but land ownership extends to the sky. Is there any owner who agreed on flying on the grounds, as there is a possibility that compensation may not be received in the event of an accident?

"If the risk is not tolerated, let the landowner have the right to decide the route, give an incentive if there is no merit, and if there is no guarantee, it was born from a sense of assignment.Is the current business model SORA: SHARE. "

Concerned in the sky at latitude, longitude, and altitude.Cream DX in the sky

Here is the mechanism of SHARE.Just as the Internet domain has a series of numbers (IP addresses) as a character string (URL), the latitude, longitude, and altitude are captured as a pocket, and an empty address "Sky Demain®" is granted.Land owners register the sky as a system and rent it to general drone users, drone schools, and drone operators.On the other hand, the user can easily set the route simply by entering the Sky -Maine.

In the already launched service "Sky Market", flight practice and aerial photography are mainly used, but "Sky Road", which aims to serve as a service, is expected to be used as a logistics business.By connecting an agreement, by connecting the airspace of the air and creating a "empty path", we are working with local governments to promote the use of drone interests that require flights over third parties, and are conducting demonstration experiments."Carrying medicine from the hospital after remote medical treatment, carrying emergency food in the event of a disaster ..." The theme is set for each road, and the "sky town development that can continue to live" is to set up the empty path like a net.The drone is functioning.He says that the next step is to develop the Sky Station.

"If you finish carrying your luggage to your destination port, you will return to the starting point. If you are uninhabited, security is essential so that you can not take your luggage, and you need a charging device and communication function.It will be. We plan to provide a solution package as an empty "Digital Denenta City Infrastructure", which packages all of the data for safe operation management and order systems for end users.

The empty version of MaaS (= Mobility as a Service), a new concept of "movement", which is a single service, and connects all mobility, such as trains, buses, taxis, riding share, and car sharing, as one service., "SKYAAS (= Sky as a Service)" is the world view that SORA: Share finally aims.It can be called an empty DX.

However, there are a wide range of fields that are expected to use empty use, such as delivery, watching, inspection, and air advertisements, but weighs at most a few kilometers that drones can carry at once.Drones that can withstand tens of tens of kilometers are tens of millions of yen, which are very expensive.In terms of cost, logistics drones will not be so generalized, but the registration as a disaster prevention route is advanced and applied for permission as a logistics air.

"Areas that are likely to occur in areas where disasters are likely to occur is in inconvenient places. If you register a dangerous area in a Sky -Maine and repeat inspections and training, you can use it as a logistics route in the event of a actual disaster.I think it is important not only to fly a drone, but also to provide a solution that will help nearby residents. "

Aiming for a society where people and drones can be complemented

In 2022 this year, the Aviation Law will be partially revised, and the drone will be able to make a third -party visual flight (level 4) in the manned zone.The aircraft authentication system and a pilot license have been introduced, and government targets have been used in urban areas.However, the fact that drones come and go in urban areas and areas with high population density also have a tremendous destructive power and influence range.Sora Share also has a track record of conducting demonstration experiments in a residential area in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, but where to make the road will develop into a more important debate.I asked how Mr. Masumoto perceive the future.

"Compared to China, where drones are widely used, Japan has a narrower country, and there may be a good idea of motorcycle flights.Considering, drones that can be delivered unmanned and cannot be delivered should be powerful. It also leads to reducing labor costs in logistics costs. Of course, I think that everything should be changed into a drone.It is not. It is the first time that society is accepted, so it is ideal to expand the air route after understanding and convinced by the people around you, and that people and drones become a complementary relationship. "

It is unlikely that major companies will embark on drone logistics, and 2022 will be one opportunity.You may be able to see how this momentum accelerates by looking up at the sky.

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