06.07. | This June the European project LABYRINTH has been launched. The aim of this project is to optimize drone traffic to enhance its circulation in highly densified areas and encourage its use, given the high potential of these unmanned aerial vehicles for the optimization of management and supervision processes. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will be working on the integration of the envisaged drones into the nonsegregated airspace in the urban environment.
LABYRINTH will focus its efforts on providing a drone traffic service to improve the safety and efficiency of civil land, sea, and air transportation, as well as improve emergency and rescue operations. This ambitious project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 861696 and will be carried out by 13 European entities leading the transport, aviation, research, emergency, and ancillary services sectors. These organizations together, will investigate during 36 months on the design of applications and procedures that will revolutionize the transport of drones and accelerate the regulatory changes that allow the drone use in the European Union.
Detailed information can be found in the LABYRINTH press release and on the LABYRINTH website.