Report: Most drone accidents caused by the tech and not the operator

If you believe the hype, we're mere minutes from having hot meals delivered by drone. That's why it's concerning we know so little about drone accidents and what causes them.

A team of academics in Australia have tried to remedy that lack of information. Led by Graham Wild, a senior lecturer in aviation at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, they reviewed a sample of 152 global drone event reports between 2006 and 2015. 

Examining cases gathered from databases such as the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Accident and Incident Data System, they found technology issues were to blame, more often than not, for accidents — as opposed to human error. Read more...