Drones and the law

They can do it already: deliver pizzas and medicines, inspect windows for cleanliness, monitor crowds. And all that autonomously, without a human driver. But how do you ensure that drones comply with laws and regulations? Professor of Private Law and technology expert Gijs van Dijck translates legal rules such that drones can understand and implement them. "For the time being, I don't envisage an airspace full of swarms of drones." Gijs van Dijck is in teacher mode. Do I know what the drone's natural enemy is? No, I say-I didn't realise it has enemies. Tech haters, perhaps, or activist opponents? People who fear it will land on their heads? Wrong. The correct answer is breeding birds; they tend to mistake drones for birds of prey and go on the attack.