The SESAR Joint Undertaking invites applicants to research “U-space capabilities and services to enable urban air mobility” in its latest open call for very-large scale
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Category: Urban air mobility
NASA issues call for industry to participate in UAM eco system working groups
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is seeking public, private, and academic organizations to collaborate with NASA in Urban
Read moreSwiss Post and Matternet to resume drone healthcare deliveries following official review
Eight months after halting drone deliveries of healthcare consignments, Swiss Post is set to resume operations at the end of January 2020, according to a
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Japan Airlines and Terra Drone to test delivery of emergency goods by drone in joint project with Yabu City
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Yabu City have agreed to verify the feasibility of using UAV technology to transport emergency goods to unpopulated areas in Japan
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How do you put out a vertiport fire? One of the many unanswered questions facing UAM infrastructure developers
By Michael Willoughby China’s autonomous air taxi company EHang at the start of December 2019 announced its strategic partnership with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real
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EHang demonstrates autonomous air taxi flight in North Carolina
EHang on 8 January 2020 conducted its first-ever U.S. trial flight of its two-seat passenger autonomous air vehicle (AAV), the EHang 216, as part of the
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DRONEDEK to unveil next-generation drone docking station/smart mailbox at CES 2020
DRONEDEK, LLC, is set to unveil its second-generation drone docking prototype at the CES Show January 7-10, Las Vegas, NV. DRONEDEK’s vision is to develop
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Dutch companies launch consortium to progress urban air mobility
Leading industrial parties in the Netherlands announced the launch of the Dutch Drone Delta consortium during the Amsterdam Drone Week. According to a consortium press release:
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NASA Ames and Uber simulate large-scale eVTOL operations
US National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) Ames research Center ran a series of simulated eVTOL flights in collaboration with Uber Elevate over Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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Australia’s Skyportz signs deal with car park association to develop air taxi landing sites nationwide
By Michael Doran Australia’s Skyportz is pushing ahead with plans to develop a network of landing sites at major cities in Australia to serve urban
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