La multitud de aplicaciones y usos de los drones en los últimos años es un reflejo de la importancia que tiene este sector en la economía de los distintos países y de Europa especialmente. Pues bien, combinando los drones y la Inteligencia Artificial se pueden realizar actividades de mayor complejidad y por tanto de mayor riesgo, entre las que se encuentran las operaciones autónomas, que van a permitir transportar tanto de paquetería como de personas (taxis aéreos). En primer lugar, se abordará la regulación europea específica en materia de drones, relacionada con la navegación aérea, que todavía no ha avanzado mucho en este sentido, y las modificaciones que sufrirá a raíz de la entrada en vigor de Ley de Inteligencia Artificial.
The multitude of applications and uses of drones in recent years is a reflection of the importance that this sector has in the economy of different countries and especially Europe. Well, by combining drones and Artificial Intelligence, more complex and therefore higher risk activities can be carried out, among which are autonomous operations, which will make it possible to transport both parcels and people (air taxis). Firstly, the specific European regulation on drones, related to aerial navigation, will be addressed, which has not yet made much progress in this regard, and the modifications it will undergo as a result of the entry into force of the Artificial Intelligence Law.
To then study the impact that the Artificial Intelligence Law could have on drones, in case any part of the regulations were applicable to highly automated drones or autonomous drones. To anticipate some relevant aspect of the Artificial Intelligence Law, it is that all unmanned aircraft are considered “high-risk AI systems” regardless of their level of automation, that is, not only highly automated drones or autonomous drones are included within “high-risk AI systems”, but all types of drones.