Ondas Holdings has been selected as the lead commercial partner for the Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone (IIEZ) on Texas State Highway 130. The initial design will enable ten drone zones to support high-traffic regions between Circuit of the Americas and Georgetown, Texas.
The project will support routine operations for inspections, security, and public safety. Through its subsidiaries, Ondas offers industrial-grade autonomous drone solutions with the Optimus System, a fully autonomous drone platform that functions as shared infrastructure for networked fleet operations. The system operates remotely without human intervention, covering a 30-square-mile area per zone.
The City of Austin has identified over 100 drone use cases across multiple departments, including Energy, Fire, Water, City Planning, Police, Parks, Transportation, and Public Works. The SH130 corridor hosts major companies including Tesla, Samsung, and Amazon.
Ondas Holdings è stato selezionato come partner commerciale principale per la Zona Economica dell’Infrastruttura Intelligente (IIEZ) lungo la Texas State Highway 130. Il design iniziale prevede dieci zone per droni per supportare le aree ad alto traffico tra il Circuit of the Americas e Georgetown, Texas.
Il progetto supporterà operazioni di routine per ispezioni, sicurezza e pubblica sicurezza. Attraverso le sue filiali, Ondas offre soluzioni autonome per droni di grado industriale con il Optimus System, una piattaforma di droni completamente autonoma che funziona come infrastruttura condivisa per le operazioni di flotta connesse. Il sistema opera da remoto senza intervento umano, coprendo un’area di 30 miglia quadrate per zona.
La città di Austin ha identificato oltre 100 casi d’uso per droni in vari dipartimenti, tra cui Energia, Vigili del Fuoco, Acqua, Pianificazione Urbanistica, Polizia, Parchi, Trasporti e Lavori Pubblici. Il corridoio SH130 ospita importanti aziende come Tesla, Samsung e Amazon.
Ondas Holdings ha sido seleccionada como el socio comercial principal para la Zona Económica de Infraestructura Inteligente (IIEZ) en la carretera estatal de Texas 130. El diseño inicial permitirá diez zonas de drones para apoyar las zonas de alto tráfico entre el Circuit of the Americas y Georgetown, Texas.
El proyecto apoyará las operaciones rutinarias para inspecciones, seguridad y seguridad pública. A través de sus filiales, Ondas ofrece soluciones autónomas de drones de grado industrial con el Optimus System, una plataforma de drones completamente autónoma que funciona como infraestructura compartida para operaciones de flota en red. El sistema opera de forma remota sin intervención humana, cubriendo un área de 30 millas cuadradas por zona.
La ciudad de Austin ha identificado más de 100 casos de uso de drones en múltiples departamentos, incluyendo Energía, Bomberos, Agua, Planificación de la Ciudad, Policía, Parques, Transporte y Obras Públicas. El corredor SH130 alberga importantes empresas como Tesla, Samsung y Amazon.
온다스 홀딩스는 텍사스 주 고속도로 130에 있는 지능형 인프라 경제 구역(IIEZ)의 주요 상업 파트너로 선정되었습니다. 초기 설계는 10개의 드론 존을 설정하여 Circuit of the Americas와 Georgetown 텍사스 간의 고교통 지역을 지원할 수 있도록 합니다.
이 프로젝트는 점검, 보안 및 공공 안전을 위한 일상 작업을 지원합니다. 온다스는 자회사들을 통해 옵티머스 시스템과 함께 산업급 자율 드론 솔루션을 제공합니다. 이 시스템은 네트워크화된 플릿 작전을 위한 공유 인프라로 작동하는 완전 자율 드론 플랫폼입니다. 시스템은 사람이 개입하지 않고 원격으로 작동하며, 존마다 30 제곱 마일의 영역을 커버합니다.
오스틴 시는 에너지, 소방, 수자원, 도시 계획, 경찰, 공원, 교통, 공공 작업 등 여러 부서에서 100개 이상의 드론 사용 사례를 확인했습니다. SH130 회랑에는 테슬라, 삼성, 아마존과 같은 주요 회사가 있습니다.
Ondas Holdings a été sélectionné comme partenaire commercial principal pour la Zone Économique d’Infrastructure Intelligente (IIEZ) sur la Texas State Highway 130. Le design initial permettra la création de dix zones de drones pour soutenir les régions à fort trafic entre le Circuit of the Americas et Georgetown, Texas.
Le projet soutiendra les opérations régulières pour les inspections, la sécurité et la sécurité publique. Grâce à ses filiales, Ondas propose des solutions de drones autonomes de qualité industrielle avec le Système Optimus, une plateforme de drones entièrement autonome qui fonctionne comme une infrastructure partagée pour les opérations de flotte en réseau. Le système fonctionne à distance sans intervention humaine, couvrant une zone de 30 miles carrés par zone.
La ville d’Austin a identifié plus de 100 cas d’utilisation de drones dans plusieurs départements, y compris l’Énergie, les Pompiers, l’Eau, l’Urbanisme, la Police, les Parcs, les Transports et les Travaux Publics. Le corridor SH130 accueille d’importantes entreprises telles que Tesla, Samsung et Amazon.
Ondas Holdings wurde als führender kommerzieller Partner für die intelligente Infrastruktur wirtschaftliche Zone (IIEZ) an der Texas State Highway 130 ausgewählt. Das ursprüngliche Design ermöglicht zehn Drohnen-Zonen, um hochfrequentierte Gebiete zwischen dem Circuit of the Americas und Georgetown, Texas, zu unterstützen.
Das Projekt unterstützt Routineoperationen für Inspektionen, Sicherheit und öffentliche Sicherheit. Über seine Tochtergesellschaften bietet Ondas industrielle autonome Drohnenlösungen mit dem Optimus System an, einer vollständig autonomen Drohnenplattform, die als gemeinsame Infrastruktur für netzwerkbasierte Flottenoperationen fungiert. Das System arbeitet fernüberwacht ohne menschliches Eingreifen und deckt ein Gebiet von 30 Quadratmeilen pro Zone ab.
Die Stadt Austin hat über 100 Drohnennutzungsszenarien in mehreren Abteilungen identifiziert, darunter Energie, Feuerwehr, Wasser, Stadtplanung, Polizei, Parks, Verkehr und öffentliche Arbeiten. Der SH130-Korridor beherbergt bedeutende Unternehmen wie Tesla, Samsung und Amazon.
Positive
- Selected as lead commercial partner for major infrastructure project on Texas State Highway 130
- Deployment of autonomous drone system covering 30-square-mile area per zone
- Established presence in UAE and Israel markets with Optimus System
- Over 100 identified drone use cases across Austin city departments
Insights
This partnership marks a significant advancement in commercial drone infrastructure deployment. The selection of Ondas as lead commercial partner for the Texas SH130 IIEZ project, with its initial 10 drone zones, represents a major commercial opportunity. The project’s scope is substantial, covering high-traffic areas and supporting over 100 identified drone use cases across multiple city departments. The Optimus System’s autonomous capabilities and 24/7 operational zones could generate significant recurring revenue streams. The
The strategic placement along SH130 corridor, home to major corporations like Tesla, Samsung and Amazon, creates multiple revenue opportunities for Ondas. The project’s comprehensive scope, including public safety, infrastructure inspection and security services, suggests strong potential for recurring revenue growth. The company’s existing successful deployments in the UAE and Israel validate their technology’s commercial viability. The project’s integration with critical infrastructure and public services indicates potential for long-term contracts and stable revenue streams. This positions ONDS favorably in the emerging drone infrastructure market, particularly given Texas’s leadership in drone adoption for public safety applications.
Ondas Holdings selected as lead commercial partner for Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone (IIEZ) on Texas State Highway 130
Ondas’ platform to provide resilient, scaled remote drone operations; Over 100 drone use cases identified by the City of Austin
Texas has been a national leader in the adoption and operationalization of drones for public safety and disaster response
AUSTIN, TX / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / The Autonomy Institute today announced Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) as a lead commercial partner within the Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone (IIEZ) on Texas State Highway 130 (SH130). The initial design will enable ten drone zones to support high-traffic regions between the Circuit of the Americas and Georgetown, Texas.
These locations will support routine operations for inspections, security and public safety. The SH130 corridor has hundreds of companies and residential developments, including Tesla, Samsung, Amazon, Circuit of the Americas, HEB, and dozens of commercial developers. The City of Austin has identified over 100 drone use cases across a dozen departments, including Austin Energy, Austin Fire, Austin Water, City Planning, Police, Parks, Transportation, and Public Works. One of the Public Safety Training campuses for the City of Austin is also supported within the region.
“Ondas has assembled the leading autonomous industrial solutions within the drone industry; Ondas’ combined platform provides for resilient, scaled remote drone operations,” said Jeff DeCoux, Chairman of the Autonomy Institute.
Ondas, through its subsidiaries Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS), American Robotics and Airobotics, offers industrial-grade autonomous drone solutions supporting remote operations and 24/7 operational zones. The Optimus System, a fully autonomous drone platform, functions as shared infrastructure for networked fleet operations, delivering aerial security and inspection services to commercial, industrial and public safety users along SH130. The installed Optimus fleets are managed remotely, eliminating the need for on-site human intervention. Drones are launched from smart airbases with automated battery swapping, ensuring continuous availability across a 30-square-mile area per zone. The Optimus System is already in use in the UAE and Israel, providing aerial data and security services across commercial and governmental markets.
“Ondas is excited to collaborate with the Autonomy Institute in deploying Intelligent Infrastructure, which has profound implications for the security and efficiency of our communities and underpins our nation’s long-term economic growth,” said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas.
Public and private operators are looking for ways to scale deployments and let them focus on doing their jobs. Commercializing drone operations with installed intelligent infrastructure supports expanded operations, allowing faster responses to fires, accidents, and other public safety and disaster response incidents. Increased drone utilization provides a growing volume, velocity, and resiliency of structured physical world data, solving for rapid edge data processing, machine learning, predictive analytics, and real-time communication and intelligence.
Texas has been a national leader in the adoption and operationalization of drones for public safety and disaster response.
“Texas is the undeniable leader in the use of UAS by public safety and the mission sets are as diverse as the state itself. Collaboration between state and local government agencies and increasingly with the private sector has been a force multiplier, leading to unprecedented success which we see expanding with the SH130 program,” said Jason Day at Texas Department of Public Safety.
Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones (IIEZ)
The Autonomy Institute establishes Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones. The collective expertise of our partners in software, hardware, and infrastructure contributes to a shared mission to accelerate a “path to commerce and productivity” for intelligent and autonomous systems.
Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones (IIEZ) accelerate the Civic & Market Economy by accelerating the formation of entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems. These zones will support dozens of industry, community, and governmental stakeholders. They support community-inspired R&D to transition innovation to practice and stimulate workforce development.
Some of the robust use cases enabled that support open, inclusive, and sustainment in the region:
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Automated mobility districts to improve transport and access. Supporting autonomous cars, trucks, shuttles, drones, and dozens of other systems.
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Improved public safety and response.
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Sovereign Data Exchanges improve knowledge and information sharing with the community.
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Distributed works centers to end the digital divide.
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The advanced spatial computing capabilities support data connection and sharing for Active Digital Twins.
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Automated urban logistics to improve supply chain management and last-mile delivery.
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Telehealth to provide responsive health solutions region-wide.
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Intelligent Infrastructure Labs enable venture studios to accelerate innovation.
Automated Mobility Districts (AMD) and venture engines are among the most impactful. AMD provides advanced mobility to the elderly, disadvantaged, and communities outside current operations. Venture Engines compress the time to iterate and scale solutions by leveraging Intelligent Infrastructure. The model uses a pool of resources – capital, management processes, and talent – to accelerate the formation of start-up companies.
Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones are being embraced by an ecosystem of municipalities, real estate developers, engineering firms, construction companies, infrastructure investors, accountants, property and title companies, legal firms, energy producers, economic development groups, and university labs.
Private infrastructure investors are underwriting Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones, which include fiber, power, and new asset class such as Public Infrastructure Network Nodes (PINNs). PINNs enable robust edge computing, advanced wireless, and precise positioning enabling communities and regions with new services.
An analogy for how I2EZ can accelerate innovation is to compare it to Interstate Highways. Infrastructure investors funded the construction of highways, while innovation investors funded the development of future automobiles, roadway systems, hotels, restaurants, tourism stops, navigation tools, and truck stops.
Texas SH130 Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones (IIEZ)
In collaboration with hundreds of public and private leaders, the SH130 IIEZ has been developing for over four years. The 92-mile corridor impacts 10 Central Texas Counties, providing advanced services to dozens of communities and commercial developers. In January, Fiberlight announced their
“SH130 is the modern-day equivalent of Route 66, supporting dozens of communities, and enabling 21st-century solutions,” said Jeffrey DeCoux, Chairman and Autonomy Fellow at the Autonomy Institute. “Intelligent Infrastructure touches the day-to-day life of each of our citizens and is crucial to competitiveness and prosperity.”
Intelligent Infrastructure enables solutions such as Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Computing, Intelligent Transportation, and Autonomous Systems. The IIEZ will provide 230 Intelligent Nodes, activating over 1.5MW of high-performance computing. Intelligent Infrastructure provides Sovereign Data Exchange that supports Active Digital Twin, AI Trust, and Cybersecurity Framework for autonomous systems.
About the Autonomy Institute
The Autonomy Institute is accelerating the “Path to Commerce” for Intelligent Infrastructure and autonomous systems. There are over 300 industry partners, private infrastructure investors, government institutions, universities, and our nation’s strongest infrastructure manufacturers supporting Intelligent Infrastructure, Autonomy, and Artificial Intelligence at the edge. Select parties include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NVIDIA, Supermicro, Fiberlight, Cisco, Acumen Intelligent Infrastructure, Syndeo Cities, Arnouse Digital Devices, Compass Datacenters, Resilienx, Truweather Solutions, and Nokia. The Autonomy Institute coordinates with large infrastructure investors and Infrastructure Banks to mobilize $billions to underwrite Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones (IIEZ) nationwide.
For additional information on the Autonomy Institute, visit autonomy.institute or follow the Autonomy Institute on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Ondas Holdings Inc.
Ondas Holdings Inc. (“Ondas”) is a leading provider of private wireless data solutions via Ondas Networks Inc. (“Ondas Networks”) and commercial drone solutions through Ondas Autonomous Systems Inc. via its wholly owned subsidiaries American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics”) and Airobotics LTD (“Airobotics”), which we operate as a separate business unit called Ondas Autonomous Systems (“OAS”).
For additional information on Ondas Holdings, visit www.ondas.com or follow Ondas Holdings on X formerly known as Twitter and LinkedIn. For additional information on Ondas Networks, visit www.ondasnetworks.com or follow Ondas Networks on X and LinkedIn. For additional information on American Robotics, visit www.american-robotics.com or follow American Robotics on X and LinkedIn. For additional information on Airobotics, visit www.airoboticsdrones.com or follow Airobotics on X and LinkedIn. For additional information on Ondas Autonomous Systems, follow us on LinkedIn.
ABOUT ONDAS AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS INC.
Ondas Autonomous Systems Inc. (“OAS”) specializes in the design, development, and marketing of autonomous drone solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics”) and Airobotics LTD (“Airobotics”). OAS is deploying two advanced autonomous drone platforms: the Optimus System and the Iron Drone Raider system, aimed at providing aerial security and intelligence for military, critical infrastructure, and industrial markets.
The Optimus System is the world’s first FAA-certified small UAS (sUAS) designed for aerial security and data capture, while the Iron Drone Raider is a counter-drone system developed to combat the increasing threat of hostile drones. Both platforms are highly automated, AI-powered, and capable of continuous, remote operation required by critical defense, infrastructure, industrial, and government applications where enhanced security, data collection, and information processing are essential. American Robotics and Airobotics boast industry-leading regulatory achievements, including the first-ever FAA Type Certification for the Optimus System and the first drone system approved by the FAA for automated beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations without an on-site human operator.
Together, OAS, American Robotics, and Airobotics deliver improved situational awareness and advanced data collection and processing capabilities to customers in defense, homeland security, public safety, and other critical industrial and government sectors. OAS and its subsidiaries have headquarters in Baltimore County, Maryland and Peta Tikvah, Israel.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” discussed under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that occur after that date, except as required by law.
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FAQ
What is Ondas Holdings’ role in the Texas State Highway 130 drone project?
Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ:ONDS) has been selected as the lead commercial partner for the Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone (IIEZ) on Texas State Highway 130, implementing ten drone zones for inspections, security, and public safety operations.
How many drone zones will Ondas Holdings implement on Texas State Highway 130?
Ondas Holdings will implement ten drone zones between the Circuit of the Americas and Georgetown, Texas, covering high-traffic regions along State Highway 130.
What is the coverage area of each Ondas drone zone on SH130?
Each drone zone operated by Ondas Holdings’ Optimus System covers a 30-square-mile area, providing continuous automated drone operations with remote management capabilities.
How many drone use cases has the City of Austin identified for the ONDS system?
The City of Austin has identified over 100 drone use cases across various departments, including Austin Energy, Fire, Water, City Planning, Police, Parks, Transportation, and Public Works.