What if a delivery drone falls on your head? Thorny legal questions loom as services increase


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 24 Oct 2019

There are still questions about how drone delivery systems will navigate privacy and trespassing issues and concerns about noise. — Dreamstime/TNS

Imagine you're standing in your front yard when a drone flies overheard, delivering a package to one of your neighbours.

The drone goes over your house, flying much lower than a helicopter could. Would that be considered trespassing? After all, you didn't even order the package. What if the drone took pictures of you and everything else in your yard as it went by; is that allowed? What if it malfunctioned and fell on your head – who would be at fault?

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