📋 Tender Overview
DB Digital Ventures with which Deutsche Bahn supports new digital business models participates in Skyports. The young British company is driving forward the transportation of goods and passengers with innovative aircraft. For DB the focus is on the far-reaching potential of drone technology for its customers. Both companies will jointly test the integration of drones in logistics supply chains.Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke DB board member for digitization and technology Drone technology is developing rapidly. The railways can and must benefit from this. Together with Skyports we want to investigate how we can participate in this dynamic development for the passenger and goods traffic of the future. Skyports Chief Executive Duncan Walker As a climate-friendly mobility provider and pioneer in electromobility Deutsche Bahn is the perfect partner for us who promote electric emission-free flying.Founded in 2017 the London-based company develops and operates landing sites for aircraft and organizes all aspects of innovative airborne transport from the charging infrastructure and passenger handling to the clarification of legal and security issues. In a joint pilot project with Skyports the use of drones in a logistics supply chain is to be tested for the first time. The aim is to make goods transportation faster more flexible and more efficient.DB is already researching the further development of drone technology in the EU-supported model project Urban Air Mobility with the test field in Ingolstadt. The DB itself has had multicopters on board regularly since 2015 among other things for vegetation control along the railway lines or for inspecting bridges and structures.With DB Digital Ventures the group provides venture capital to promote technological innovations and disruptive business models. Skyports is the twelfth participation of the Deutsche Bahn startup fund.
