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Etisalat Hosts Acronis Partner World’s First Electric Flying Racing Car Airspeeder At GITEX Global

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region

The global leader in cyber protection, Acronis, is present at GITEX Global again this year (Hall 1 – Booth 4) and did not come alone. Indeed, Acronis #CyberFit Sports partner, Airspeeder, is also attending. Airspeeder, the first electric flying racing car series is present for the first time in the UAE with its prototype, hosted by Etisalat in Zabeel Hall 1. Etisalat, one of the world’s leading telecom groups in emerging markets, meets the best-in-class innovative technology from sport. Etisalat enables the impossible, proving it once again today by being the first to bring Airspeeder to this side of the world.

Airspeeder electric racing series, created by performance electric flying car manufacturer Alauda, receives cyber protection support from Acronis, with some of the services delivered by Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, Teknov8. Acronis solutions protect Airspeeder’s real-time data, including analysis of battery and key systems performance. From this information, engineers define a strategy to find a competitive advantage in a sport where every bit of data is critical for performance.

The future is technology – let’s race with electric flying cars

“Airspeeder is creating an aerial motorsport driven by innovation. Supported by Acronis who already has technological successes with Formula One and Formula E teams, it represents a significant affirmation of the vision to accelerate the next great mobility revolution through sporting competition,” said Chief Commercial Officer at Airspeeder, Jack Withinshaw,. Acronis’ cyber protection solutions ensure the data security for the revolutionary LiDAR and Machine Vision technology that will deliver close but safe racing through the creation of virtual force-fields around each racing craft, named ‘Speeders’, that will peak at speeds of up to 130 km/h. Airspeeder is the racing series conceived by performance electric flying car marque Alauda. Elite pilots drawn from aviation, motorsport and even eSports will navigate electrically governed courses above some of the most visually arresting locations in the world.

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