14/09/2025
✈️ Worlds First ! Hong Kong Launches "Drone Take-off Reliability Index" to Tackle Low-Altitude Economy Regulatory Challenges ✈️🏙️
Today, we officially launched the world’s inaugural Drone Take-off Reliability Index (DTORI) at China Merchants Wharf. It was an honour to convene this groundbreaking initiative that will transform urban drone operations, tackling the core challenge of reliability head-on and building vital trust for our industry’s future.
This isn’t just about technology; it’s about building a safer, more efficient, and trustworthy ecosystem for everyone. The DTORI represents a giant leap forward with four key breakthroughs:
1️⃣ A Cutting-Edge Tech Model: Integrating multi-dimensional “satellite, aerial, ground, drone, and regulatory” data for cm-precision risk assessment.
2️⃣ Empowering Industry: Launching an international certification system to provide authoritative safety benchmarks for operators, manufacturers, and insurers.
3️⃣ Creating Social Good: Accelerating the adoption of life-saving and efficiency-boosting drone applications in emergencies and logistics.
4️⃣ Setting Global Standards: Leading the development of the “Greater Bay Area Drone Operation Safety Assessment Standard Framework” to give the world a safe, reliable, and efficient “Hong Kong Solution”. 🌍
None of this would be possible without our incredible partners. My sincere gratitude to the DTORI Committee members, LegCo Member Mrs. Elizabeth Quat, and all the organizations who signed MOUs today, including X Social Group, Greater Bay Area Low-altitude Economy Alliance, Damoda, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute, Hong Kong Telecom, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Hong Kong Information Security Academy. Your collaboration is the engine of this innovation.
URL : https://www.laeda.org/en/post/drone-take-off-reliability-index-1
This is just the beginning. Together, we are putting Hong Kong at the forefront of smart city innovation and shaping the future of the low-altitude economy worldwide.
Samuel Lam
Convener, Drone Take-off Reliability Index Committee
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Establish Hong Kong as a Benchmark for the Low-Altitude Economy At the launch ceremony, government representatives, DTORI committee members, and legislator Elizabeth Quat emphasized the project's significance for Hong Kong's smart city development. Experts includin...