A drone superhighway gets the UK where it needs to go

A drone superhighway gets the UK where it needs to go
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By Dave LeeIn the UK, testing is due to begin this summer on a most remarkable project: a superhighway in the sky for drones.Spanning some 265 kilometres, and extending more than 10km wide and potentially hundreds of kilometres tall, it could be a Jetsons-esque marvel, turning the UK into a world leader in drone adoption.Backers are confident they have the technology needed. What stands in their way are unanswered policy questions – and the willingness of the public to embrace the future.Project SkywayProject Skyway, to use its official n...

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