The newly formed Alpine Drone Consortium wants to create flight zones in the central Swiss canton of Uri to live test new drones in open terrain. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Alpine Drone Consortium aims to bridge the gap between drone testing under laboratory conditions and real-world applications. The cantons of Uri, Graubünden and Ticino are involved in the project, plus drone manufacturers, universities and businesses. + Read more about Switzerland's drone dilemma Uri is particularly well-suited for such flight zones, Silvan Küng, co-director of the Innovation Transfer Network Central Switzerland (ITZ), told Swiss public broadcaster SRF. The canton is well-developed but sparsely populated – and topographically challenging. "If you can fly safely in alpine terrain, you can fly anywhere,” said Küng. The consortium aims to provide support but will not conduct any drone test flights. "We want to develop test zones and ensure that these are ...
