In a new report “An Assessment of Public Perception of Urban Air Mobility (UAM)” Airbus UTM has concluded that “communities are most concerned about safety
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Category: Urban air mobility
Eurometropolis cities of Lille, Kortrijk and Tournai join EIP-ECC urban air mobility programme
The Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) has announced on Linkedin that the Eurometropolis cities of Lille, Kortrijk and
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Boeing announces first flight of its personal autonomous air vehicle
Boeing has announced it completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia on 22 January. Boeing NeXt, which
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Swiss Railways “signs MoU with Lilium to develop air taxi services at stations”
Numerous press reports say Swiss Railways, or Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) is in talks with electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium GmbH to develop air taxis to transport
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Bell’s Nexus air taxi concept provides a further lift for urban air mobility
At this week’s Consumer Technology Association’s CES 2019 show in Las Vegas, Bell is showing a full-scale version of its new Nexus air taxi concept
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NASA shows how UTM companies could collaborate to support urban drone flights
NASA has published a new report as part of its UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Project, outlining its latest thinking on a UTM architecture for commercial
Read moreUrban air mobility takes off in 64 towns and cities worldwide
In the latest survey of global urban air mobility programmes, Unmanned Airspace has recorded the launch of operational and research drone-based services in 64 cities
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County Durham joins EIP-SCC urban air mobility initiative
County Durham, in the North East of the UK, has joined the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Initiative, part of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart
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UK government and industry to invest UKP125 million in drones, autonomy and UAM
UK government Business Secretary Greg Clark is announcing today a new joint government-Industry aerospace sector deal to develop ‘Future Flight’ through the next generation of
Read moreAmsterdam joins EU’s EIP-SCC urban air mobility network
Amsterdam has become the latest city to join the European Union’s European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) initiative (https://eu-smartcities.eu/initiatives/840/description). The agreement to
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