In England, a consortium led by Altitude Angel has submitted plans for a 165-mile-long superhighway network dubbed Project Skyway.
Salient features of Project Skyway
- The project aims to connect airspace above cities including Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry, and Rugby.
- The company hopes the superhighway will ‘unlock the huge potential offered by unmanned aerial vehicles.
- According to the company, this is the most ambitious transport project proposed for UK since the advent of the railway network in the 18th century.
- Drones have the potential to transport goods in a way our ancestors could never have imagined but would have surely understood, says company.
- To cover the 165 miles of superhighway, Altitude Angel will need 29 Arrow Towers – the technology which allows the flights to operate safe and securely in unrestricted airspace.
- The drone superhighway will use Altitude Angel’s detect and avoid (DAA) technology to prevent collisions between the flying vehicles.
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