Company Teams With DR1 Racing To Form 2-Year Technology Partnership

UVify is unveiling to the public its IFO swarm lightshow drone at CES in Las Vegas this week. After reviewing the existing lightshow swarm drones currently available, UVify decided to build the IFO swarm lightshow drone from the ground up to be "the longest flying and most efficient in its class."

According to a company news release, the UVify IFO is the world’s first swarm lightshow drone available to the general public as a service, and boasts several innovative features that will bring the beauty of drone lightshows to people around the world.

• IFO has the longest flight time of any swarm lightshow drone on the market today, with flight times reaching 25 minutes compared to other lightshow drones’ 5-15 minutes.
• IFO is easily transported because of its stackable design, saving logistics costs.
• As UVify provides IFO as a service, IFO arrives ready to fly, comes with a training session with a UVify engineer, and features year-round fast replacement, technical support and service.
• With indoor localization technology, IFO is also capable of indoor drone light shows.
• The UVify Drone as a Service (DaaS) model is a subscription service and reduces the burden of hardware maintenance and boosts operational efficiency as UVify handles maintenance during contract period.

UVify and drone racing organization DR1 Racing have also formed a new drone racing class to be held in the upcoming 2019 and 2020 seasons of DR1's DHL Champions Series. This past season saw the introduction of the "Pro Class" into the series, with teams racing giant-sized racing drones measuring 4 times bigger than conventional mini-quads.

This new partnership will extend DR1's Pro Class with a new U-Series that will exclusively feature UVify's Draco-4X4 racing drones. The U-Series will race alongside the DHL Champions Series over the next two seasons, with each team flying dedicated giant Draco-4X4 racing drones. This new partnership is in addition to last season's partnership, where UVify sponsored a team in the 2018 season.

"We're delighted to expand our relationship with DR1 Racing to include both a new racing platform as well as additional technology development," said Hyon Lim, CEO of UVify. "UVify is aligned with DR1 Racing's vision of taking drone racing to the next level, with unrivalled events that include larger drones that provide a better viewing experience for both spectators and viewers at home."

In addition, these larger high-performance racing drones which will be featured in the UVify booth at CES booth in January 2019 where attendees can see the official DR1 Racing 2019 Season 3 Draco-4X4 and get a glimpse of the Season 4 Draco-X2.

UVify and DR1 have also formed a technology partnership where the two companies will work together on the development of various drone racing technologies.

"We are very excited to expand our relationship with UVify. Together, we will continue to innovate drone technology to create the largest racing drones in the world. The future of motorsports is in the sky, and UVify will help DR1 Racing take the drone racing industry to new heights," said Sahand Barati, DR1's VP of Business Development.

DR1's Champions Series is the most watched drone racing event in the world, with racing events broadcast in over 130 countries around the globe including on Eurosport, Fox Sports, and beIN Sports.

(Image provided with UVify news release)

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