BIRDS uses Orion DFM to transform Brazilian highway safety with São Paulo drone monitoring project

São Paulo State, Brazil, February 2026, BIRDS, a Brazilian provider of turnkey autonomous security solutions and a subsidiary of High Lander Aviation, powered an aerial highway monitoring initiative on the Rodovia dos Tamoios (Tamoios Highway) in São Paulo State, paving the way for future traffic monitoring projects with the Military Highway Police.  

In collaboration with Tamoios Concessionaire, ‘Project Summer’ saw BIRDS establish integrated command centers at Nova Tamoios SAU and Military Police Base 55/2, from which they used a fleet of drones to monitor a 10 km stretch of the highway during peak holiday hours. More than 600,000 vehicles used the road during this period. 

Utilizing High Lander’s Orion drone fleet management solution, BIRDS’ drones immediately demonstrated operational value by enhancing road safety, asset security, and emergency response. Critical risks were detected in real time, including traffic violations such as wrong-way maneuvers and driving on the shoulder, the presence of animals on the road, and instances of attempted cable thefts during night hours. 

Orion DFM enabled the viewing of telemetry and video feeds in the command centers, and was used to share live streams with ground teams in real time, so intercepts were directed with precision. The result was numerous roadside stops and citations, and a significant improvement in road safety. 

Thanks to the success of this and other similar operations, BIRDS was invited to join the Military Highway Police for the new ‘Operation Verão’, which is focused on preventing road traffic accidents.  

Léo Szterenzys, CEO of BIRDS, said: “We’re really proud to help advance driver safety along one of São Paulo State’s main lifelines, and on the way demonstrate the future of road traffic monitoring and enforcement. Public service drones are all about improving people’s safety and that’s why BIRDS was established: we’re pleased to see these amazing aircraft now permanently supporting police on the Rodovia dos Tamoios.”

Alon Abelson, CEO and founder of High Lander, said: “This project proves the power of Orion DFM to manage complex missions in high-stakes environments. Seeing our technology provide the real-time intelligence needed to protect hundreds of thousands of motorists in São Paulo State is exactly why we built these platforms. We’re proud to support BIRDS as they lead the digital transformation of Brazilian airspace.”

BIRDS was established to provide end-to-end drones services for commercial and public safety organizations across Brazil. The company is a collaboration between a consortium of leading UAS companies: High Lander Aviation, a global provider of UAS fleet management and unmanned  traffic management software solutions; Speedbird Aero, UAS manufacturer and delivery services provider in Brazil and worldwide; and Cando Drones, one of the industry’s best-established UAS operations providers. 

About BIRDS 

BIRDS is a provider of turnkey autonomous security solutions for major clients across Brazil. Created by an international consortium of leading UAS technology and service providers, BIRDS draws on a wealth of aviation and technology experience and world-class proprietary technology to provide an unprecedented array of services, at any scale and in a single package. For more information, and a free consultation, contact BIRDS at contact@birds-br.com or visit www.birds-br.com.

About High Lander 

High Lander was established in 2018 by aviation veterans and technology experts with a dream: the safe and effective integration of UAS into airspaces worldwide. The company is achieving this with two scalable, software-only solutions. The first is Orion DFM, a hardware-agnostic platform for creating, managing and automating UAS missions for any application and at any scale. The second is Vega UTM, a next-generation UAS traffic management platform that provides airspace authorities with the tools they need to maintain strict standards of safety in increasingly crowded skies.