Drone air traffic - 12th November 2021

These are drones in Tel Aviv, Israel. They've got food in them. Many companies are using them. But now, there are too many. There's too much traffic in the air.

HighLander is a company. They make software. Their software helps drone traffic. The CEO, Alon Abelson says it is important.

Alon Abelson: "To fly one drone is not an issue. You just give it a sterile area and that's it. We are talking about multi drones that actually communicate between themselves. They are not communicating between themselves because they come from different drone manufacturers, but still they are monitoring with our software and we can make sure they don't collide - landing safely and everything. Exactly like an air traffic controller."

Many countries are interested in the software. Google's system is different. HighLander makes different drones communicate. Google drones don't communicate with other drones.

Daniella Partem works at the Israel Innovation Authority.

Daniella Partem: "We're trying to create, using the system you see behind us, a managing system that will enable many drones flown by different companies in urban areas, flying together for many usages, such as medical delivery, such as security, such as food delivery."

Israel wants to be the world leader in drones again. Turkey and Russia are now the leaders. They use drones in their military. So, Israel is trying to use drones for everyday activities. They use drones to carry ice cream to customers.

Talya Marder is the manager of Golda ice cream.

Talya Marder: "People are always trying to save time. I think the biggest advantage is that you can order and in less than ten minutes you can get your order, something you can't do with bigger vehicles."