GUTMA is proud to announce the publication of the UTM Ecosystems’ Readiness Index Report 2024. The report provides an in-depth global analysis of UTM ecosystem readiness levels at the national scale, highlighting best practices to enable commercial and scalable BVLOS drone services and areas that need improvement.
The report identifies global and regional leaders and specific actions to take to advance UTM ecosystems globally.
- The European Union leads in legislation with its U-Space Regulations (U-Space Regulations 2021/664-666)
- Japan exemplifies effective governance through its culture of cooperation among stakeholders.
- Switzerland further showcases effective governance through its SUSI (Swiss U-Space Implementation) initiative.
- Belgium stands out in the strategy dimension with its comprehensive approach to integrating drone operations.
- The United States sets a benchmark in operations with its deployment of commercial BVLOS drone services.
- Australia serves as an example in the business and market development dimension. However, the report also pinpoints critical areas where improvement is needed. Significantly, suggestions include the introduction of BVLOS-oriented regulations, defining harmonized frameworks with clear roles, responsibilities and standards, greater private-sector engagement by public authorities and new or updated strategies at national and organizational levels, which take into account the latest UTM technologies and market trends. Other needs include Advanced UTM systems with dynamic airspace management and business tools like market-sizing methodologies and value chain analyses.
