PODCAST: Sue Kaur and Kurt Swieringa of NASA’s ATM‑X team on building the backbone of Urban Air Mobility
Our next podcast episode is live! This week, we were delighted to be joined by Sue Kaur and Kurt Swieringa, who are part of NASA’s Air Traffic Management Project (ATM‑x).
In this episode, Sue and Kurt give us a broad overview of the NASA’s ATM‑x Project and how it fits into the Advanced Air Mobility market. We talk about the main challenges NASA sees when integrating eVTOL aircraft into existing airspace and how ATM‑x approaches the concept of scalable, automated air traffic management for urban air mobilty.
We also ask Kurt and Sue’s thoughts on vertiports with current airport infrastructure and what types of simulations are under way within the ATM‑x program. Kurt describes a typical scenario or test use case for low-altitude air traffic and Sue answers how NASA is collaborating with the FAA, OEMs and industry partners.
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