High Tech Campus Eindhoven launches first field lab for autonomous drones in the European Union
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) initiates the rollout of a new generation of advanced autonomous aviation digital infrastructure. This will benefit the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) of cities in a safe, secure and regulated way. HTCE has appointed the SERENDIPITY B.V. to execute the technical coordination of its field lab. With the rise of drone use, flying taxis and autonomous last-mile delivery, we need to prepare ourselves for the future, says Jan-Willem Neggers, HTCE Managing Director.
The field lab will be part of the Flying Forward 2020 consortium (FF2020) and ecosystem. FF2020 is a three-year collaborative innovation and research project recently funded by the European Commission. After completing the launching site at HTCE, the UAM infrastructure will be tested at four other field labs across the EU, namely the University of O