A new chapter for the European drone industry begins in Szentendre — and we’d love for you to be there when we open our doors.
At our Szentendre site, we’ve built one of Europe’s most significant drone manufacturing facilities — with production capacity many times greater than our previous site. On September 17 we’re opening our doors for the first time to the press, partners, and investors, to show up close how ABZ spraying, granule-spreading, industrial cleaning, and cargo drones come to life — from design through manufacturing to quality assurance.
Everything you might need to plan your arrival and your stay.
If you have a free afternoon, we recommend the Danube riverside, Fisherman’s Bastion, and the downtown ruin-bar district — an easy walking route between them.
A few of our favourite downtown restaurants and things to do, in case you’re planning an extra day in Budapest before or after the event.
A quick guide to concerts, opera, and theatre happening in Budapest around your visit — in case you’re staying a little longer.
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If you’re arriving at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, the fastest and most reliable option is the Főtaxi rank right at the terminal exits — it will take you directly to your destination, no detours or waiting for a rideshare pickup point. Főtaxi has been the official taxi partner of the airport since 2010, with a staffed taxi desk right outside the arrivals exit at both Terminal 2A and 2B. Simply check in at the counter and they’ll assign you a licensed, metered taxi (yellow plates, official rooftop sign).
Uber is also available in Budapest, but from the airport specifically, Főtaxi is the safest and most dependable choice.
From central Budapest, the easiest way to reach the factory is by taxi or Uber — approx. 30–40 minutes depending on traffic and your starting point.
If you would like ABZ Innovation to arrange and cover your accommodation at Moxy Budapest City, please contact us in advance of the event so we can coordinate the booking directly with the hotel on your behalf. We can’t guarantee a room without advance notice.
Email: info@abzinnovation.com
ABZ Innovation is a European developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones, designed for mission-critical operations. Based in Szentendre, Hungary, we build high-performance drone systems for spraying, spreading, cleaning, and specialised industrial tasks — where reliability, safety, and predictable performance aren’t optional.
ABZ Innovation’s roots go back to 2015, when our team first started using drone technology to help farmers see their fields differently — spotting problems early, reducing waste. By 2017, we were already mounting CDA spray systems onto drones, years ahead of the wider industry. The frustration with what the market offered — and the conviction that something better was possible — led to a simple decision: build it ourselves. ABZ Innovation was formally founded in 2021, backed from the start by a leading Hungarian technical university and a team of investors who believed in the vision.
What followed was rapid growth: new markets, new products, new benchmarks. Today, ABZ Innovation operates in 40+ countries through a global distributor and service partner network — and in January 2026 we closed a €7 million strategic investment round, the largest in our history, to build the next chapter: Europe’s largest drone factory, right here in Szentendre.
Our systems combine high-payload hardware, modular architecture, and a European full-stack autonomy platform — built for full data sovereignty. Our drones run fully offline, with no cloud dependency, closed-system architecture, and full compliance with EU data regulations by design. For our customers, that means staying in control of their data, their operations, and their long-term costs — while reducing chemical use, improving safety, and removing people from hazardous or repetitive work.
Every drone we sell comes with training, expert support, and a long-term distributor partnership — not just a product, but a relationship that continues long after delivery.
The people you’ll meet at the factory opening — and who to talk to about what.
Károly built ABZ Innovation’s first drone prototype by hand, years before the company existed in any formal sense. He leads ABZ today and will be at the factory opening, available for interviews.
Gyula leads ABZ’s commercial operations, from international distributor networks to certification strategy. He’s available for interviews alongside Károly throughout the event.
Johanna leads ABZ Innovation’s brand and marketing strategy — including the factory opening itself. She’s your point of contact for anything related to the event, distributor partnerships, and marketing collaborations.
Zsombor leads ABZ’s software development team and flies as one of the company’s test pilots. He’ll be on hand for the technical demonstrations.
Dávid combines an engineering background with an MBA in Management, leading ABZ’s commercial strategy in several key markets. He acts as the bridge between technology, business, and long-term partnership success.
Bence oversees ABZ’s presence in the American market and is a familiar face at expos and drone demonstrations worldwide. He’s played a key role in building many of ABZ’s lasting international partnerships.
Benjámin represents ABZ Innovation at exhibitions and partner meetings around the world, and learned to fly ABZ’s drones from scratch. He oversees sales across Portugal, Romania, the Nordics, and South America.
Carlos brings deep sector expertise across agriculture, inspection, and certification from his work in Latin America, the UK, and the US. He manages the Canadian market and part of ABZ’s Spanish-speaking territories.
Eszter recently joined ABZ Innovation to strengthen support for our distributor network. She sees her role as a bridge between ABZ and its partners, built on trust as much as troubleshooting.
Viktória leads ABZ Innovation’s PR and communications strategy across every channel. She’s one of the driving forces behind the factory opening and your point of contact for anything press-related on the day.
If you have a free afternoon, we recommend the Danube riverside, Fisherman’s Bastion, and the downtown ruin-bar district — an easy walking route between them.
Walking times are approximate, measured from Moxy Budapest Downtown, Kazinczy utca 48.
Budapest’s largest church and, at 96 m, tied with Parliament as the city’s tallest building; its dome panorama terrace offers one of the finest 360° views in the city, and it houses the “Holy Right,” the mummified right hand of Hungary’s first king, St. Stephen I.
The largest synagogue in Europe and second-largest in the world, seating 2,964 (1,492 men and 1,472 women), it is a striking Moorish-Byzantine landmark of the Jewish Quarter; the ticket complex includes the Hungarian Jewish Museum, the Tree of Life Holocaust Memorial and the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park.
The iconic neo-Gothic riverfront seat of the National Assembly and the third-largest parliament building in the world (18,000 m², 691 rooms); interior visits are by guided tour only and include the Main Staircase, the Dome Hall and the Hungarian Crown Jewels.
A UNESCO World Heritage hilltop palace complex (13th-century origins) housing the Hungarian National Gallery and the Budapest History Museum, with sweeping Danube panoramas; the grounds are free to wander and reachable by the historic funicular (Sikló) from Clark Ádám tér.
A fairytale neo-Romanesque terrace on Castle Hill with seven turrets symbolizing the seven founding Magyar tribes (895 AD); arguably the best photo panorama of the Danube, Parliament and the Pest skyline.
A 13th-century Gothic coronation church on Castle Hill, rebuilt by King Matthias I in the 15th century and restored to its current striking form — with a colourful Zsolnay-tile roof and Byzantine-Romanesque murals — in the 19th century; Hungarian kings were crowned here, and it sits directly behind Fisherman’s Bastion, making the two an easy joint visit.
The city’s oldest and most iconic Danube bridge (opened 1849), linking Pest and Buda; especially beautiful when floodlit at night, with Parliament on one bank and Buda Castle on the other.
Budapest’s largest and grandest indoor market (opened 1897; architect Samu Pecz), a neo-Gothic hall of fresh produce, paprika, salami and Hungarian crafts; the upper floor has food stalls famous for lángos (deep-fried dough).
A monumental UNESCO-listed square at the end of Andrássy Avenue, anchored by the Millennium Monument (a 36 m column topped by the Archangel Gabriel) with statues of Hungary’s founding chieftains and national heroes, flanked by the Museum of Fine Arts and the Kunsthalle (Palace of Art).
The largest medicinal bath complex in Europe — a grand neo-Baroque complex (opened 1913, architect Győző Czigler) in City Park with 18 pools (15 indoor + 3 outdoor) and a total water surface of over 6,200 m²; now the city’s premier spa while the Gellért Baths are closed for renovation through 2028.
A moving Holocaust memorial of 60 pairs of cast-iron 1940s-style shoes along a ~40 m stretch of the Pest embankment — created by film director Can Togay and sculptor Gyula Pauer and unveiled on 16 April 2005 — commemorating Jews shot into the river by the Arrow Cross in 1944–45 (the Holocaust Memorial Center estimates roughly 20,000 people were executed along the Danube). A short riverside walk from Parliament.
A few of our favourite downtown restaurants and things to do, in case you’re planning an extra day in Budapest before or after the event.
All in District VII/V, within a 5–15 min walk of Moxy Budapest Downtown, Kazinczy utca.
| Restaurant | Address | Phone | Site web | Walk from Moxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kőleves | Kazinczy utca 41, 1075 | +36 20 213 5999 | koleves.com | ~1–2 min (same street) |
| Kádár Étkezde | Klauzál tér 9, 1072 | +36 1 321 3622 | - | ~4 min |
| Macesz Huszár | Dob utca 26, 1072 | +36 1 787 6164 | maceszhuszar.hu | ~3 min |
| Gettó Gulyás | Wesselényi utca 18, 1077 | +36 20 376 4480 | gettogulyas.hu | ~5 min |
| Rézkakas Bistro | Sas utca 3, District V, 1051 | +36 1 318 0038 | rezkakasbistro.hu | ~15 min |
| Restaurant | Address | Phone | Site web | Walk from Moxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trattoria Pomo D’Oro | Arany János utca 9, District V, 1051 | +36 1 302 6473 | pomodorobudapest.com | ~15 min |
| Osteria Fausto’s | Dohány utca 5, District VII | +36 1 269 6806 | - | ~8 min |
| Akademia Italia | Szent István tér 12, District V, 1051 | +36 1 301 0563 | akademiaitalia.hu | ~15 min |
| Restaurant | Address | Phone | Site web | Walk from Moxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marumba | Holló utca 1 (corner of Dob u.), 1075 | +36 70 434 7734 | marumba.hu | ~3–4 min |
| Napfényes | Ferenciek tere 2, District V | - | napfenyesetterem.hu | ~12–15 min |
| Tahina Bite | Wesselényi utca 2, 1077 | - | - | ~4 min |