EHang Holdings Limited has announced it expects UAM trials of its EHang 216 to start soon in Linz, Austria, According to a press release: “At
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Category: Urban air mobility
Watch Video: See Percepto’s integrated parachute in action
Israel’s Percepto claims to be the most deployed autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions, reports dronelife.com. Safety is an integral part and paramount for any system designed to operate without
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Unmanned industry associations in Japan and Saudi Arabia sign partnership to exchange information
Unmanned Systems Arabia has signed a partnership agreement with the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) to support the drafting, guidance and development of unmanned
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SkyGrid whitepaper looks to blockchain technology to support safe operation of unmanned vehicles at scale
A whitepaper released by drone service provider SkyGrid says blockchain technology can help ensure the traceability and accountability of drones at scale. According to the
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New global UAM/AAM trade association for communities and industry launches
The Civic Air Transport Association (www.CIVATAglobal.org) has started work today supporting rural and city authorities to assess, manage and adopt increasingly complex unmanned air system
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Hyundai and Urban-Air Port to invest USD1.5 billion in UK UAM infrastructure
Hyundai Air Mobility and Urban-Air Port Ltd have announced a partnership to develop urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure. Hyundai’s investment of USD1.5 billion in UAM
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UK transport department selects five organisations in next phase development of UK UTM system
The UK Ministry for Transport has announced the next phase of the Connected Places Catapult (CPC) project to develop a Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system
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International consortium wins Innovate UK funding to create BVLOS drone delivery corridor
The UK’s innovation agency Innovate UK is funding an international consortium comprising drone specialists and university researchers to establish a corridor in the Midlands to
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First UAM/AAM flight tests and infrastructure purchases “within a year”- FIA Connect
NASA plans to start its National Campaign-Developmental Testing (NC-DT) flights (https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/NC%20Breakout%20Overview%20EcoWorkshop_v2_III_3_27.pdf as part of its Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure research with Bell APT-70 (Autonomous Pod Transport) https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-apt vehicles
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“Lack of standards slowing down UTM implementation” – Altitude Angel seminar
By Jenny Beechener A lack of industry standards in areas such as service quality, reliability and drone identification is hampering the deployment of UTM services
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