eVertiSKY and Volatus Merge to Lead UAM Infrastructure

eVer­tiSKY Corp. and Vola­tus Infra­struc­ture & Ener­gy Solu­tions have merged to become the Cat­e­go­ry King in the Urban Air Mobil­i­ty (UAM) sec­tor. The merg­er aims to lever­age Vola­tus’ pio­neer­ing dual-use charg­ing tech­nol­o­gy and eVer­tiSKY’s Soft­ware Defined Air­space (SDA) plat­form to cre­ate a com­pre­hen­sive infra­struc­ture ecosys­tem for UAM deploy­ment in urban envi­ron­ments. The com­bined enti­ty, now oper­at­ing as “Vola­tus pow­ered by eSky­Bridge,” will attract sig­nif­i­cant invest­ment to accel­er­ate the adop­tion of elec­tric ver­ti­cal take­off and land­ing (eVTOL) vehi­cles and com­mer­cial drones with­in cities.

A Strategic Merger for UAM Dominance

The merg­er between eVer­tiSKY Corp. and Vola­tus Infra­struc­ture & Ener­gy Solu­tions is not just a con­sol­i­da­tion of capa­bil­i­ties; it’s a strate­gic move to achieve dom­i­nance in the Urban Air Mobil­i­ty (UAM) sec­tor. By inte­grat­ing Vola­tus’ ground­break­ing dual-use charg­ing tech­nol­o­gy with eVer­tiSKY’s Soft­ware Defined Air­space (SDA) plat­form, the new enti­ty aims to cre­ate an all-encom­pass­ing infra­struc­ture ecosys­tem that sup­ports the seam­less oper­a­tion of eVTOL vehi­cles and com­mer­cial drones with­in cities.

Comprehensive Energy Solutions for Urban Transportation

The merg­er’s pri­ma­ry focus is to pro­vide a uni­fied ener­gy solu­tion that sup­ports both Urban Air Mobil­i­ty (UAM) vehi­cles and ground-based elec­tric vehi­cles. This inte­grat­ed approach is designed to serve high-den­si­ty urban areas, ensur­ing that the infra­struc­ture is not only robust and effi­cient but also capa­ble of meet­ing the com­plex ener­gy demands of mod­ern cities. By address­ing the ener­gy needs of both air and ground trans­porta­tion, the com­bined com­pa­ny aims to enhance the oper­a­tional effi­cien­cy of urban trans­porta­tion infra­struc­ture as a whole.

A Scalable Infrastructure for Urban Air Mobility

The infra­struc­ture expan­sion strat­e­gy involves a three-tiered approach:

• Sec­tors: Large urban areas where the infra­struc­ture will be deployed to sup­port exten­sive UAM oper­a­tions, ensur­ing reli­a­bil­i­ty and effi­cien­cy even in high-den­si­ty traf­fic and ener­gy demand sce­nar­ios.
• Sub­sec­tors: Spe­cial­ized zones with­in each sec­tor focus­ing on spe­cif­ic func­tions like pas­sen­ger trans­port, car­go han­dling, or emer­gency ser­vices. This tar­get­ed approach opti­mizes the infra­struc­ture for var­i­ous UAM oper­a­tions, ensur­ing each area meets its unique demands.
• Superblocks: Inte­grat­ed urban zones with­in sec­tors com­bin­ing ver­ti­ports, elec­tric vehi­cle (EV) charg­ing sta­tions, and oth­er smart city tech­nolo­gies, pri­or­i­tiz­ing ener­gy effi­cien­cy and oper­a­tional sus­tain­abil­i­ty.

This struc­tured approach ensures scal­a­bil­i­ty and adapt­abil­i­ty to diverse urban envi­ron­ments, enabling seam­less inte­gra­tion of UAM into exist­ing cityscapes.

Regulatory Compliance and Leadership

The com­bined enti­ty is com­mit­ted to proac­tive engage­ment with reg­u­la­to­ry bod­ies to ensure its inte­grat­ed infra­struc­ture meets the high­est safe­ty and effi­cien­cy stan­dards. This engage­ment will not only ensure com­pli­ance but also allow the com­pa­ny to influ­ence and set new reg­u­la­to­ry bench­marks for UAM oper­a­tions, fur­ther solid­i­fy­ing its lead­er­ship posi­tion in the mar­ket.

Sustainability at the Core of Urban Integration

The inte­gra­tion of Vola­tus’ tech­nol­o­gy empow­ers the devel­op­ment of sus­tain­able urban zones. The “Superblocks” con­cept, cen­tral to this strat­e­gy, focus­es on reduc­ing con­ges­tion, min­i­miz­ing envi­ron­men­tal impact, and sup­port­ing the growth of UAM ser­vices. This empha­sis on sus­tain­abil­i­ty aligns with the vision of cre­at­ing resilient urban envi­ron­ments that can accom­mo­date the future expan­sion of UAM.

Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives

The com­pa­ny is active­ly involved in strate­gic part­ner­ships and ini­tia­tives that are shap­ing the future of UAM. Col­lab­o­ra­tions with var­i­ous stake­hold­ers are dri­ving the design, devel­op­ment, and deploy­ment of UAM infra­struc­ture, com­mer­cial­iza­tion, and oper­a­tions. Addi­tion­al­ly, active par­tic­i­pa­tion in the devel­op­ment of glob­al stan­dards for UAM Air Traf­fic Man­age­ment ensures solu­tions align with the effi­cient inte­gra­tion and safe­ty of UAM activ­i­ties across var­i­ous urban sec­tors.

Roadmap for the Future

For the remain­der of 2024, the focus will be on:

• Ear­ly-stage munic­i­pal UAM infra­struc­ture and pol­i­cy col­lab­o­ra­tions.
• Build­ing brand aware­ness and imple­ment­ing the dual-use charg­ing sta­tion mod­el sup­port­ing both UAM and ground elec­tric vehi­cles.
• Strength­en­ing the mar­ket posi­tion by form­ing strate­gic part­ner­ships and dri­ving the adop­tion of the eSky­Bridge plat­form.

These ini­tia­tives pave the way for the com­pa­ny to con­tin­ue its momen­tum and lead the UAM indus­try.

Parting Thoughts:

The merg­er between eVer­tiSKY and Vola­tus marks a sig­nif­i­cant step towards real­iz­ing the full poten­tial of Urban Air Mobil­i­ty. By com­bin­ing their exper­tise and tech­nolo­gies, the new enti­ty is well-posi­tioned to cre­ate a sus­tain­able and effi­cient UAM ecosys­tem that ben­e­fits both urban trans­porta­tion and the envi­ron­ment. As the indus­try con­tin­ues to evolve, this merg­er serves as a tes­ta­ment to the pow­er of col­lab­o­ra­tion and inno­va­tion in shap­ing the future of mobil­i­ty.

For More Information:

• eVer­tiSKY Corp
• Vola­tus Infra­struc­ture & Ener­gy Solu­tions
• Wisk Aero LLC
• North Texas Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion
• U.S. Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion

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