Throughout the Industry Days, the importance of innovation for competitiveness was repeatedly highlighted, so that companies can adapt to rapid technological change in the fast-growing PNT sector, which today already accounts for 10% of the European economy.

Companies always try to target profitable markets and there is high economic value in navigation and alternative PNT solutions. NAVISP has been recognised as an important enabler in the push for novel PNT technologies, but also their adoption by society. For instance, the program includes research on safe air and ground navigation in congested urban environments: from autonomous drones in urban skies to assisted and automated vehicles of all types on the roads, rail- or waterways.