World’s first flying electric car racing series, Airspeeder, partners with cyber protection firm Acronis
Airspeeder, the world’s first electric flying car racing series, has announced a technical and strategic partnership with Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection.
The racing series, created by performance electric flying car manufacturer, Alauda, will receive technical and commercial support from Acronis. The Acronis brand will also feature in a prominent position on Airspeeder’s MK4 racing craft.
Matt Pearson, Founder, Alauda & Airspeeder, said: “At Airspeeder, we are creating an aerial motorsport driven by innovation. Backing from Acronis, a business with an extraordinary culture of technological success in Formula One and Formula E represents significant affirmation of our vision to accelerate the next great mobility revolution through sporting competition.”
With first Airspeeder GPs planned for 2021, Acronis’ cyber protection solutions will ensure the data security for the revolutionary LiDAR and Machine Vision technology that will deliver close but safe racing through the creation of virtual force-fields around each racing craft, named ‘Speeders’.
Part of this technology will be delivered by Teknov8, a global provider of cyber security solution that will support Acronis’ partnership with Airspeeder as an Official #CyberFit Delivery Partner.
Acronis’ secure data analysis solutions currently enhance the performance of some of the most celebrated sporting entities in the world. Acronis’ strategic and commercial support represents further affirmation of Airspeeder and Alauda’s vision to accelerate the next great mobility revolution through sporting competition.
Airspeeder teams and pilots will benefit from real-time data including analysis of battery and key systems performance. From this information, engineers will be able to define strategy in real time to find competitive advantage in a sport where every team starts with the same technical platform.
This partnership follows the confirmation of major institutional investment in the sport and existing support from logistics giant DHL and global money management firm Equals.
Jan-Jaap Jager, Board Advisor and Senior Vice President at Acronis, added: “Acronis’ place at the leading edge of innovation in data management perfectly aligns with Alauda and Airspeeder’s vision to accelerate a mobility revolution through close sporting competition.
“Our proven, integrated approach to providing easy, efficient, reliable and secure cyber protection for all data, applications and systems, will help Airspeeder to enhance their performance on the air track and in the back office. We look forward to delivering on the promise of a true next generation technical and sporting proposition.”
Acronis’ cyber protection solutions, like its fully-integrated, AI-powered anti-malware and backup solution Acronis Cyber Protect, are developed based on the Five Vectors of Cyber Protection: Safety, Accessibility, Privacy, Authenticity, and Security (SAPAS).
This ensures that these solutions provide the highest caliber of protection for data, while also ensuring that said data is tamper-free and easily accessible for unobstructed day-to-day operations.
Airspeeder is described by global commentators as the ‘Formula One of the skies’. It is the racing series conceived by performance electric flying car marque, Alauda, with elite pilots drawn from aviation, motorsport and even eSports navigating electrically governed courses located across the world.
Electric racing multicopters created by Alauda will fly at speeds of up to 130km/h, and Airspeeder GP seasons will be contested by teams who will purchase the original craft and equipment from Alauda, the Airspeeder series’ exclusive manufacturer. They will also be given freedom to set race strategy and recruit pilots from a pool of elite pilot academy graduates.
Airspeeder says this will create a technologically even playing field, encouraging greater control for teams to dictate strategy. This approach has been compared to the highly successful Formula E racing series.
Airspeeders will globally stream races and interact with the sport’s fan community across multiple devices and channels, Acronis’ work securely managing global fan, follower and partner data for leading sporting entities perfectly empowers Airspeeder to deliver a next generation multimedia experience.
Spectators at live events will be limited to VIPs exclusively invited to experience and amplify the action from luxury pavilions.
As they compete, Speeders will utilise cutting-edge LiDAR and Machine Vision technology to ensure close but safe racing, with defined and digitally governed no-fly areas surrounding spectators and officials.
Acronis’ technical team will manage the streams of live data that will underpin a sport that promises to be the most exciting global sporting and broadcast entity on the planet.
For more information about Airspeeder, visit https://airspeeder.com/