Roger Pecina: Drones as First Responders (DFRs), Flying Cars, Minority Report, DJI, and The Future of the Skies | Hard Tech Podcast

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?....v=BhkX8L1bA5g------- on social media for daily Hard Tech updates:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardtechpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/hardtechpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardtechpodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/compa....ny/hardtechpodcast/T https://www.tiktok.com/@hardte....chpodcast----------- to the channel for insights into the future of hardware tech for energy, robotics, transportation, healthcare, and more.-------------------------------------------------------------In this episode, we discuss:- Drones as First Responders (DFRs), and the future of their adoption by police forces and other emergency services- DJIs influence over the consumer drone market- The current and future landscape of eVTOLs (drones, flying cars)- Eve Vehicles Corporation and their product, QROW (Quadrotor Reconnaissance on Wings)- Steven Spielberg's Minority Report- The use of AI in drone tech and how eVTOLs will be programmed to share airspace-------------------------------------------------------------Timestamps:0:03 : Introductions0:27 : What is the current state and near future of DFRs (Drones as First Responders)?2:01 : Will DFRs be adopted by police forces in the near future?3:14 : DJI’s influence in the drone market6:50 : Roger’s background in vehicle technology8:13 : The current & future landscape of eVTOLs (drones, flying cars)16:10 : Discussion of Eve Vehicles drone—QROW (Quadrotor Reconnaissance on Wings)18:03 : How do eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) tail sitter drones operate from an engineering standpoint?20:14 : Are drones as dependent on lift, airflow, and drag as planes?22:11 : What are the benefits of a drone that lives in the environment it surveils?26:56 : Is the concept of DFR limited by the number of drones that can be allowed to fly at any given time by the FAA?29:02 : Drones flying from a central hub vs environments prone to crime/fire/etc31:46 : What type of customers have shown a lot of interest in this DFR tech outside of public safety entities?36:06 : Will drones replace low-input jobs in policing like robots have done for warehousing?39:34 : The future of AI in the deployment of drones, communication with each other, and the gathering of data, and how these 3 events will be impacted as AI technology improves?42:40 : What’s the likelihood we could predict public safety events before they happen, like in the movie, Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise)?49:11 : How will the QROW vertically integrate into the eVTOL space? How will drones, flying cars, planes, etc share airspace?54:13 : Closing thoughts54:42 : How can you contact Roger?