Artificial organs, on the other hand, they don’t exist yet. The company is totally legit. It has existed for a while and makes about $700 million in sales every year. They have invested heavily in the transplantation-ready pig organs and brought Craig Venter, one of the first scientists to master the human genome, on board to make this project into a reality. There is a considerable amount of research left to be done for artificial human organs. Post which, their “product” would need to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and FDA approvals are a process that sometimes take years, so drone transportation should be the least of their worries currently.
Drones, too, are a risk. As proof that the EHang can carry humans around, there’s only one short video. The fact that this product needs to be tested time and again before being mass produced for the world, tells us this is still a dream in the pipeline. While Lung Biotechnology thinks it’s doable, various countries around the world have different policies on drones. Most, are against it. Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA still needs to certify these drones, which again, takes time. The FAA is even considering the possibility of banning heavy drones from flying over people, and if that’s the case, this whole artificial organ delivery business can be flushed down the toilet.
