UK could be set for 165 mile drone superhighway

The drone superhighways would link UK towns and cities, initially connecting the Midlands with the Southeast and urban conurbations along the UK’s south coast.

Known as Project Skyway, the blueprint for a 165 mile (265km) drone superhighway has been submitted by the consortium aiming to connect airspace above cities including Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry and Rugby.

If plans are approved, there is an option to extend the superhighway to Southampton on the south coast and Ipswich on the east coast. A decision on whether to green light the project is expected in the coming weeks.

Project Skyway aims to enable businesses to develop and grow through commercialisation of innovative drone-based products, processes and services, the consortium said.

Richard Parker, Altitude Angel’s CEO and founder described it as the most ambitious transport project proposed for the country since the advent of the railway network.