Simon Thompson has joined Windracers Group (https://windracers.com/), the low-cost platform for autonomous air transport, in a brand new position as Group Chief Government Officer. He’ll initially deal with product R&D, fundraising & world development of the corporate.
Windracers was based in 2017 with a transparent mission of utilizing self-flying low-cost drones to ship humanitarian help to distant communities. The imaginative and prescient of bringing prosperity to people who want it lives on as we speak.
Its ULTRA UAV – a strong, twin-engine fixed-wing plane with a 10-metre wingspan – can take off, fly and land safely with out the necessity of a distant pilot because of its proprietary Masterless autopilot system. The multi-purpose drone can carry 100 kg as much as 1000 km, with purposes starting from the supply of parcels and medical provides to humanitarian help and the detection of forest fires.
Simon Thompson, incoming Group CEO of Windracers, stated: “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of this cutting-edge British know-how enterprise primarily based in Southampton. Windracers is the low-cost champion of autonomous aviation and we are actually very nicely positioned to take this functionality world. There may be a lot to do, however the current work with the Royal Navy and British Antarctic Survey are a transparent demonstration of the corporate’s nice potential to learn many enterprise sectors world wide.”
Stephen Wright, Founder & Government Chairman of Windracers added “We’re centered on making self-flying plane inexpensive, reliable and an on a regular basis actuality. Simon’s background in constructing buyer benefiting know-how, deep logistics experience and expertise as a FTSE CEO shall be invaluable in supporting our mission of taking Windracers’ autonomous drone platform world.”
Simon’s digital experience constructed at firms corresponding to Apple & lastminute.com mixed together with his deep logistics experience from Ocado PLC & Royal Mail will present invaluable perception to an already proficient group.
Windracers just lately expanded into North America, launching the world’s first AI middle centered on autonomous aviation with the esteemed Purdue College in Indiana. The middle, named AIDA3, is geared toward realizing the complete transformational potential of uncrewed aerial automobiles (UAVs) and associated applied sciences by guaranteeing self-flying plane might be operated effectively and at scale. The corporate’s ULTRA UAV has accomplished its first flights in the US with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval.
Windracers supplies options throughout 5 sectors: Mail & Parcel, Humanitarian Help, Medical, Defence and Environmental Safety. It has already accomplished profitable flight trials with Royal Mail, Royal Navy, MOD, British Antarctic Survey and Future Flight problem for UK Analysis and Innovation (UKRI).
