Open Call | Drone Challenge

The Abertis Foundation and 'Beyond Roads | Abertis Innovation' launch the first Open Call for international submissions through the 'Drone Challenge'. We are looking for innovative solutions that leverage drone technology to enhance road operations and infrastructure maintenance.

What are we looking for?

1. Startups & entities with innovative and effective solutions, based on drone technology and responding to the challenge launched by Abertis.


2. Startups & entities with a TRL level equal to or greater than 7.


3. International startups. The winning startup will carry out the pilot in a country where Abertis operates and that is geographically closest to the startup's country of origin.


4. Startups with original proposals, which do not belong to the industrial or/and intellectual property of third parties.

What challenge does Abertis want to solve with this initiative?

How could we go one step further in using drones and their embedded technology to keep on enhancing our high-capacity road operations and maintenance?

This challenge has two use cases:

1. Drone technology solutions to improve the capabilities of operating high-capacity roads. The objective is to leverage drone technology to address four critical areas: traffic management, road operation support, rapid response to road emergencies, and adverse weather events.


2. Drone technology solutions to improve infrastructure maintenance. The objective is to leverage drone technology to address two critical areas: Comprehensive Pavement and/or Structure Management and Inspection System and Pavements and/or Structures Rehabilitation.

When completing the form, keep in mind that:

1. Your startup may have a solution that solves one or even both use cases of the challenge. In this case, make a single registration explaining what your solution is and how it impacts each of the scenarios raised.


2. Your startup may have 2 or more solutions that impact different use cases. In this case, make a registration for each of the solutions you want to present to the competition explaining how it impacts the indicated use case.

Winning startup will receive a pilot compensation up to €40,000 and the 6 finalist €4.000 each

Looking for companies:

• In Emergency Management, Maintenance Management, Traffic Shaping, Construction Estimating, Drones, Predictive Maintenance, Maintenance Support, Satellite Imaging & Weather Observation, Road Transport, Digital Twin, Emergency Response System (ERS), Drone Disruption, Traffic Management, Air Traffic Control(ATC) Training, Damage Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Road Conditions, Road Safety, AI Model Training, AI Deployment


• Incorporated


• Users or paying users stage


• Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Initial Coin Offering, IPO or Post-IPO


• Have raised funding or not


• Currently raising or not raising funds


• Have revenue or not