The length of the highway will be 264 kilometers.
Within two years, Britain plans to build the largest the world's automated highway for drones. It was named Skyway and will connect Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry and Rugby, the BBC reports.
It is noted that the length of the highway will be 264 kilometers. The cost of the project is 12 million pounds sterling (over 14 million dollars). It is expected that the construction of the highway will be completed by the middle of 2024.
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During the construction of the highway, ground sensors installed along the highway will be used, which in real-time mode will track where the drones are. This data will be analyzed by a motion control system that will guide the drones while avoiding collisions.
According to Steve Wright of the University of the West of England in Bristol, the most stressful situation is not when the drones are in the air, but when they take off or sit down In this case, possible problems are related to the fact that the drone is close to people.
The project is being developed jointly with the Civil Aviation Authority, which should ensure its maximum safety.
The BBC notes , that the UK government plans to spend 101.5 million pounds (about $121 million) on projects related to “integrated aviation systems and new transportation technologies,” including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as drones.
These projects include the use of drones to regularly deliver medicines to the Isle of Scilly and throughout Scotland. It is assumed that this will help facilitate the treatment of people suffering from oncological diseases.
