To address safety concerns, with a growing number of unauthorized flights, and a surge in incidents, the United States administration is considering making registration mandatory for drone owners. A committee has been investigating other solutions as well, such as the possibility to track and detect unusual aircraft behavior, with advanced technology.
In the near future though, a registration process sounds like the most likely and cost effective form of regulation to see the light of day. Now, the question is, will all drones be subject to registration? With drones being made more widely available and less expensive, they've entered into more and more households, as toys for children, travel companions and more.
Drones used in leisure activity represents a growing share of the market, everywhere around the world. Even if drones can still be associated with war and threat, which is how they were originally perceived by the public, they are gradually being associated with other adjectives, like commonplace and harmless. But is it really the case?