{"id":15908,"date":"2016-06-21T17:06:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/es\/?p=15908"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:30:08","slug":"unmanned-vehicles-conquer-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/en\/2016\/06\/unmanned-vehicles-conquer-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Unmanned vehicles conquer the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

In less than three years we have gone from knowing next to nothing about drones to being practically swamped by them. Drones are no longer seen as \u201ctoys\u201d used for taking photographs, they are professional tools<\/strong> which many companies now use to further their business. And so Xponential 2016<\/a>, the most important unmanned vehicles fair<\/strong> in the world, was held in Louisiana (USA) from 2 to 5 May 2016. The event was organised by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International<\/a> (AUSVI), an organisation that has been going for 44 years. More than 7,500 people attended the fair. It had a highly attractive programme, combining product exhibits, exhibitions, conferences, and a startup competition, amongst others. An exhibition area of over 32,000m2<\/sup> brought together 650 exhibitors from 55 countries spanning the sea, land and air sectors, meaning that the most sophisticated technology for each of these sectors \u2013for both civilian and military use\u2013, as well as the latest in submarines and terrestrial robots, was on show under one roof. Amongst the local and multinational companies attending from different sectors, those working with drones were in the majority.<\/p>\n