CITRIS Aviation and the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER), a program of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz, are playing an essential part in the new California Advanced Air Mobility Corridors Initiative (CAAMCI).
CAAMCI is funded by California Jobs First, which awarded $7.45 million to the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership in August. The goal is to expand the advanced air mobility ecosystem of the Central Coast.
“We’re providing UAV training that ensures this corridor is used to its fullest potential — advancing research, testing and innovation in a safe and regulated environment that helps our region advance its leadership in pioneering new aviation technology,” said Michael Matkin, executive director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz.
Ricardo Sanfelice, director of the CITRIS Aviation initiative and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering, emphasized the research and technology development potential of this initiative.
“This project represents a unique opportunity to advance aviation, safely and efficiently, through a joint effort involving industry, government, and academia,” he said.
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