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
Read more
Category: Urban air mobility
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
Read more
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 more
Amsterdam 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
Read more
Roland Berger: “close to 100,000 passenger drones flying by 2050”
Roland Berger’s November report on the Urban Air Mobility market (Urban air mobility The rise of a new mode of transportation) forecasts that close to
Read more
UK CAA addresses urban air mobility regulatory challenges at Aviary Project forum
Urban air mobility (UAM) programmes will arrive in four waves, according to Nickhil Sachdeva of industry consultants Roland Berger speaking at the first meeting on
Read more
Boeing, SparkCognition launch block-chain/AI based “UTM plus” company SkyGrid
Boeing and SparkCognition have announced plans to launch SkyGrid, a new company that will enable the future of urban aerial mobility. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid will
Read more
GAMA talks with European regulators to accelerate urban air mobility development
On 14 November the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced it has accelerated a dialogue with European regulators on the development of electric vertical take-off
Read more
Kista Science City AB, IQ Samhällsbyggna to develop urban air mobility roadmap for Stockholm
Kista Science City AB and IQ Samhällsbyggnad have received the green light from Vinnova to conduct a feasibility study for an open testbed – the
Read more
Project Wing buys warehouse, starts drone delivery operation in Canberra
Project Wing, which is trialling drone deliveries of food and chemist supplies in Tuggeranong, Australia, has secured a warehouse in Mitchell, Canberra, as a full-time
Read more