The improve transport for the user strategic priority is critical in ensuring the department delivers and maintains a transport system that meets the needs of the public and addresses what they care about most. It puts the needs and expectations of current and potential users (both passengers and freight customers) at the heart of the operation of the transport system and considers about end-to-end journeys, not just individual transport modes. It is focused on ensuring that our infrastructure and the services which use it meet the varied needs of businesses and the public, are attractive, affordable, sustainable, and resilient is a crucial goal for the department.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The drone industry is growing rapidly; there are an increasing number of use cases for drones, from hobbyists flying in the park, to commercial operations such surveillance, data gathering and parcel delivery. Drones wil...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: FLOCK LIMITED
The project Flock: the world's first Big-Data driven risk analysis tool for drone flights directly addresses the question by identifying, quantifying, and minimizing the risk of drone flights.
Drones will soon make our cities more efficient, but in order make them fly in urbanised areas we need to address the issues around this technology, such as privacy, noise pollution or accident and collision risks. The ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: FLOCK LIMITED
The project Flock: BigData algorithm to minimise and regulate Drone population disturbance in Cities partially addresses the question by quantifying and minimizing the risks of drones flying over citizens in real time.
Unmanned Air Vehicles (drones) offer a huge opportunity to add a new layer to every country's established transport infrastructure by providing delivery and transport services directly to the customer, amongst many other...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: DIGITAL & FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
The project FUSE - Future Urban Simulation Environment partially addresses the question by creating a synthetic environment to test the implementation and safety of drone services in urban areas.