The future of mobility in the Municipality of Trikala: Urban air mobility systems and societal acceptance
The presentation focuses on the pilot demonstration in the Municipality of Trikala, Greece, in the context of the HARMONY research project that prepares the framework of integrating urban air mobility systems and services in the local traffic system. It consists of a drone delivery service for medicines from the city center to the pharmacies in the surrounding rural areas, serving primarily the urgent needs of elderly and other vulnerable social groups with limited accessibility to mobility services. Citizens’ and future UAM users’ acceptance is a critical issue to be raised in the multilevel process of enabling this new mode of transport.