Urban Air Mobility Archives

Volocopter partners with Lufthansa Industry Solutions to build VoloIQ, its intelligent Urban Air Mobility software platform

Jason Pritchard28 October 2020

Volocopter is teaming up with Lufthansa Industry Solutions to build its intelligent and integrated 'Urban Air Mobility Software Platform', VoloIQ, which will offer complete digital visibility of the complex Urban Air Mobility ecosystem in real-time...

Jaunt Air Mobility sets up Access Skyways to support advanced air mobility and announces first partners

Jason Pritchard26 October 2020

eVTOL aircraft developer Jaunt Air Mobility has established Access Skyways, a group of partner companies which will help provide expertise around the integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The company has initially signed Memorandums of Unde...

Flight Crowd Co-Founder Mariya Tarabanovska talks about building public trust of eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard22 October 2020

This week's guest on our podcast is Mariya Tarabanovska, Co-Founder of Flight Crowd, a Urban Air Mobility platform which has been set up to help grow the public perception of the industry. Mariya talks to us the background behind setting up Fligh...

Hyundai Motor Group’s new Innovation Centre in Singapore to feature landing port for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 October 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a virtual groundbreaking ceremony of its new Innovation Center in Singapore, which will include a landing port for eVTOL aircraft. Construction of the 28,000m² building - referred to as HMGICS - is expected to ...

Honeywell to introduce ‘family of fuel cell power systems for UAS’ following acquisition of Ballard Unmanned Systems

Jason Pritchard20 October 2020

Honeywell has acquired assets from Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, strengthening its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and Urban Air Mobility portfolio. As part of the acquisition, Honeywell will take o...

Varon Vehicles’ final think tank concludes with second discussion about vertiports

Jason Pritchard19 October 2020

The eighth and final think tank led by Varon Vehicles finished with another brilliant conversation about vertiports in Latin America. Since hosting its first session on August 4th, the company has brought industry stakeholders into conversations ...

Busy schedule planned for Royal Aeronautical Society’s Urban Air Mobility conference

Jason Pritchard19 October 2020

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) will host its two-day virtual Urban Air Mobility conference this week, which will aim to explore the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Taking place from October 22nd-23rd, the event will cover the...

Crown Consulting chosen to conduct study into the economic impact of Urban Air Mobility in Ohio

Jason Pritchard16 October 2020

Crown Consulting has been chosen by Ohio’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) to conduct a six-month study into the impact of advanced autonomous aircraft technologies on the US state’s economy. Working with the University of Cincinnati and NEXA...

Eve, the first spin-off from EmbraerX, launches into the Urban Air Mobility market

Jason Pritchard15 October 2020

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company from EmbraerX, with its former Head of Strategy Andre Stein becoming Eve's new CEO. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the UAM market an...

Uber Elevate Co-Founder Nikhil Goel leaves, but hints at stay in Urban Air Mobility industry

Jason Pritchard15 October 2020

Nikhil Goel, one of the Co-Founders of Uber Elevate and who also co-authored its White Paper, has announced he is leaving the firm. Posting the news on social media, Goel thanked a whole host of colleagues while hinting at what his next steps cou...