Intelligent Transport Systems - UK Awards Urban-Air Port as 2023 Winners Announced
Urban-Air Port wins “Better Environment through Technology” Award for its AirOne Vertiport.
Urban-Air Ports’, Advisory Board member, Sunil Budhdeo of Coventry City Council (centre) with ITS UK President Steve Norris (left) and Chief Executive Max Sugarman (right)
1st November 2023 - London
All the Team at Urban-Air Port are delighted to announce our winning award from the President of Intelligent Transport Systems UK last night in London.
This most recent award was received by Urban-Air Port’s Advisory Board Member Sunil Budhdeo for “Better Environment through Technology”.
ITS-UK focuses on transport technology that provides cleaner, safer and more effective transport networks around the world. It’s a great privilege to be recognised by them and winning this award against world class competition including WSP, University of Southampton & Solent Transport in this category.
Congratulations to all shortlisted teams and successful winners. Urban-Air Port firmly believes Innovation and technology driven transport infrastructure is vital to build a safer, brighter & healthier future.
“The project took an innovative approach to addressing what will be a practical environmental issue in the future, namely how to integrate local emergency services, passenger services and freight movements by air into a local transport operation. The judges said the project is a good demonstration of how a net zero local small-scale airport might be set up and run, changing the future use of city centres”
The ITS UK Awards 2023 were announced at the annual ITS UK President’s Dinner in London on 31st October 2023.
Held at the prestigious 113 Chancery Lane, the home of the Law Society, the ITS UK Awards are the leading national celebration of intelligent transport.
Across 13 categories, the Awards covered the use of technological solutions in areas like active travel, enforcement and the environment, as well as celebrating those organisations and individuals who have made a special contribution to the sector. The Dinner also saw Nick Harris, Chief Executive Officer of National Highways, give a keynote speech on the importance of transport technology to the organisation and wider sector. The Awards were presented by ITS UK President Steven Norris.
“A big congratulations to the winners of the ITS UK Awards 2023, all of whom show the intelligent transport sector at its very best. We had a huge range of fantastic entries this year, every one of which is helping provide a safer, cleaner and more integrated transport system for the benefit of the public and wider economy. You just need to look at the projects, organisations and individuals who entered to see the dynamism, innovation and importance of the UK’s transport technology sector. Well done to all!”
“I’m delighted to announce our winning award from the President of Intelligent Transport Systems UK last night in London, for our AirOne vertiport in Coventry City Centre, UK in April last year.
This milestone project still sets the bar for Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure integration globally. Urban-Air Port technology is being recognised as providing the safest and most innovative way to enable intermodal, electric aviation & eVTOL air travel to take shape and literally proving to judges at ITS-UK that we achieve a “Better Environment through Technology”
It’s a great privilege to be recognised by them in such an awesome category - after all - we are here to make the world a better place with our innovation and technology.”
About Intelligent Transport Systems UK
ITS-UK connect, influence, support and challenge. Ultimately, we empower transport technology.
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) is the voice of the industry. We provide a national platform to support the roll out of technology for a cleaner, safer and more effective transport network, both at home and abroad.
About Urban-Air Port®
Urban-Air Port is an award-winning infrastructure provider that develops landing & charging infrastructure for new forms of sustainable urban air transport such as passenger and cargo eVTOL air taxis and autonomous delivery drones. Its mission is to enable the electrification of aviation by addressing the largest single constraint to sustainable air mobility – ground infrastructure – in order to create a zero-emission-mobility ecosystem, significantly cutting congestion and air pollution from passenger and cargo transport.
Urban-Air Port is recognised as a world leader in the Advanced Air Mobility sector, with plans to deliver their patented vertiport technology that provides ultra-compact, high-capacity infrastructure that will revolutionise cities around the world, making them more connected, cleaner and accelerating our green economic future. Urban-Air Port’s technology is proven to better respond to the unique characteristics of eVTOL aircraft and therefore offer safer, quieter and more sustainable vertiport infrastructure than any other provider.
The urban-Air Port technology driven “Vertical Airfield” compacts a conventional airfield and allows for safe electric vertical take-off and landing at height, acting like an aircraft carrier. Urban-Air Port vertiports are 80% smaller than any other provider, embody a modular design for flexible expansion, maximise eVTOL throughput and come with a modular energy storage system – all in all providing an enhanced passenger experience, and optimum performance and range for the eVTOL due to minimised energy consumption in ground operations.
Its Air-One project in Coventry City Centre launched in April 2022 supported by UK Government Research and Innovation budgets was the worlds 1st fully operational vertiport in such dense downtown location with over 15000 visitors and 150 successful flights orchestrated in the complex urban and air environment of downtown Coventry and within Coventry Airports Flight Restriction Zone. The company is backed by major international partners, including Supernal, a part of Hyundai Motor Group and Directors of M7 Real Estate, part of Oxford Properties. Urban-Air Port’s team of innovators, aeronautical engineers and aerospace experts have worked at companies including Airbus, Foster + Partners, Arup, BAA, Bank of Ireland, Knight Frank, McKinsey, Hyundai Motor Group, Vertical Aerospace, EASA, NATS, Uber, Qatar Airways, H55, and the British Army.
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