The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
XCelerate partners' goal is to take UTM systems out into the real world, by providing a repeatable framework that towns, cities and wider can follow in order to open up portions of the skies and enable suitable safe BVLO...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
The project specifically focuses on utilizing new technology, such as drones, to open up portions of the skies and enable safe BVLOS operations, aligning with the question's emphasis on using drones and new technology safely and securely.
Urban Air Mobility is the future of travel, but before this technology is ready for the public to use we need to test the system as a whole in a real life environment. We will create this demonstration environment - a Eu...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: ATKINS LIMITED
The project aims to develop an operational environment for Urban Air Mobility in the South West of UK, testing the system in a real-life environment and assessing the demand for UAM services, directly addressing the question's focus on developing new markets and delivering aviation services to realize their full potential.
The last decade has seen unprecedented advances in UAV technology and in turn has led to an incredulous rise in the use of drones. Sectors that have never interacted with UAVs are quickly integrating them into their dail...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: ADJSOFT LIMITED
The project aims to develop an open standards API for drone operations, which would address the question of how drones can be used safely and securely to open new opportunities and deliver economic growth.