World's longest 'drone superhighway' connecting the Midlands and Southeast approved by government

While a'drone superhighway' may sound like the stuff of science fiction, the green light has been given for one to be developed in the UK. The 165 mile (265 km) long superhighway network, dubbed Project Skyway, has today been given the go-ahead from the government. It will involve a number of ground-based sensors being installed which will guide the connected drones safely through'corridors' to their destinations. The network will connect airspace above cities including Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry, and Rugby. The plans were proposed by a consortium led by software provider Altitude Angel alongside BT.