SimpliFlying highlights technologies set to take off (and help you to take off)

Aviation marketing consultancy SimpliFlying has announced the finalists in its campaign to power technologies which will help kickstart safety protocols in the post COVID-19 aviation and travel industries.

SimpliFlying highlights the role clean travel technologies will play in the future and likens the need for guaranteed cleanliness for post COVID-19 travellers to post-9/11 travel safety requirements.

Its The Rise of Sanitised Travel report identified over 70 different passenger touchpoints that will change as a result of the need to reassure passengers and industry regulators that air travel won’t be a spreader of the pandemic.

The SimpliFlying Launchpad aims to curate ready-to-deploy technologies that can help kickstart travel. The platform received over 40 applications in just two weeks. Seven finalists for the sanitisation cohort took part in a Demo Day yesterday (18 June), which was open to all airlines and airports. Sign up here to be a Corporate Partner with SimpliFlying or get in touch directly to arrange 1-1 meetings with any of the startups listed below.

VShield: Clean travel begins with the individual

The Switzerland-based VShield is a multipurpose virus protection product (clipper, patch or pouch) that sterilises 99.9% of viruses, bacteria and fungus in a 0.5m radius for 30 days after opening.

VShield believes workers in high-exposure areas need to be protected first and points out the product’s potential for protecting airline crew, airport check-in staff and travellers. The brand said airlines are considering installing the clips on the seat back to provide protection – and they need not leave the middle seat empty.

Mero
Imagine guiding airport cleaners to only the toilets that need immediate cleaning or sanitisers that are running dry. That’s what Canadian startup Mero aims to do.

Mero is providing sensing on critical supplies such as soaps, sanitisers and paper products for a safe return to public spaces. The product uses flexible sensing on any commercial dispenser and dispatches cleaning staff to areas before dispensers run empty, for an up to +30% more efficient operation. Mero’s devices are already deployed at hospitals, offices, stadiums and major airports.

Cleanbox: Clean trays = clean travel

Did you know that airport trays/bins contain some of the most germs during our whole travel journey? Ensuring hygienic travel means cleaning trays regularly and Cleanbox claims to do that in 45 seconds.

Zensors: Enforce social distancing without new hardware

A single-camera, combined with AI & machine learning, can become a one-stop sensing solution to counting people, monitoring social distancing and mask-wearing, and facility cleanliness and equipment utilisation. Zensors, a Pittsburgh-based startup, delivers actionable data using existing camera investment for airports.

Evri: Self-driving hand-sanitising robots

Silicon Valley-based Evri offers three solutions for COVID-19 using self-driving robots. Evri Hygiene offers contactless automated fever detection for all airport staff and passengers while Evri Prevention is a contactless hand sanitiser that auto-fills when it is about to run dry.

Evri Compliance is a self-driving robot to verify compliance such as social distancing and confirm whether passengers have masks on. All data can be visualised as heatmaps so that airport officials can focus their attention where it’s needed the most.

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Kaze Robotics: Autonomous UV disinfecting robots

A Singapore-based technology by PB Robotics, Kaze disinfects 99.99% of the surfaces at the airport or inside the aircraft during downtime. The robots use UV-C light and are already in use in major malls in Singapore.

PxCom: Don’t touch the screen!

French wireless inflight entertainment specialist PxCom has added a solution for clean travel, post-COVID-19. With full back seat pocket digitisation, touchless crew and passenger interactions, PxCom delivers a sanitised inflight experience while generating ancillary revenues opportunities based on the existing inflight entertainment platforms.

SimpliFlying said its seven finalists are “some of the most promising technologies that will ensure that travel remains cleaner than it has ever been.

“One thing is for sure, air travel will not be the same as we knew it before the coronavirus hit us. So be prepared to see some of these new technologies and processes the next time you travel.”

 

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