Many companies are seeking early market share within a total RPAS ecosystem that includes themselves, clients, competitors, regulators, insurers, the public, and so forth. The provision of verifiable safety evidence builds a foundation of trust that is essential for RPAS to be adopted into non-segregated airspace at scale.

Trust is also earned through consistent actions across all activities that align self-interest with the greater good of the RPAS sector. The overpromise of a technology or capability eventually results in a breach of stakeholder trust (inflated expectations) making it harder to convince stakeholders of other legitimate progress, both now and in the future. Trust is built through accurately reporting our collective achievements; through evidence-based advocacy; by making it clear what value each advancement, achievement, or advocacy has in moving the sector toward full integration.

The BVLOS Innovation Centre endeavours to be both accurate and agnostic in the way we report achievements within the sector. We do not compete with operators, and the work we do to help them achieve their RPAS aspirations and success is covered by non-disclosure agreements. We believe this perspective requires a higher standard of us to be unbiased in our communications, in review of proposed changes to the regulations, while serving on advisory committees, when reviewing technical standards toward the development of regulations, and when providing evidence of safety. We recognize that trust is like the growing balance of a savings account – built one deposit at a time, over time.