A multi-sided platform for remote operation of shared drones : deriving strategic opportunities from regulatory trends

This thesis aims to demonstrate the economic potential of a multi-sided platform (MSP) for remote operation of drones shared over the internet. The commercial drone market has been rapidly growing, but a close look reveals that costs, operational complexities, and regulatory restrictions are holding back more widespread adoption. The thesis explores ways in which a drone sharing platform can mitigate these challenges with technological solutions like remote operation over the internet and advanced autonomy to simplify drone use and reduce search and transaction costs for drone applications. The thesis also evaluates restrictions on remote operation and proposes a strategy based on an expected loosening of regulations over time to scale the business to a dominant position with competitive advantage.

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Chornenky, Dennis

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Duncan Simester.

• Sloan School of Management.
• Technology and Policy Program.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117957

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/117957