South Korea aims to domestically commercialise the aerial mobility market by 2025, reports the Korea Herald, to address the severe traffic congestion issues in urban areas
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Category: Urban air mobility
International regulatory bodies acknowledge risk of falling behind in ICAO-led discussion on urban air mobility
ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) hosted a discussion with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and standards agency Eurocae on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) on
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Switzerland establishes aviation data exchange hub for safe drone operations
Swiss air navigation service provider skyguide, and automation company AirMap, in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), have announced the operational
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EHang launches hotel air taxi services – journalists take first rides
EHang Holdings Limited has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with LN Holdings, a Shenzhen-listed tourism platform company, to further commercialize its autonomous
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USAF Agility Prime programme to accelerate advanced air mobility uptake
On 27 April, the US Air Force kicked off its Agility Prime programme which seeks to rapidly transform the US military and civil advanced air
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SkySkopes: Pioneering COVID-19 simultaneous drone response operations
How drones are being used in the fight against the coronavirus” It is a common enough headline. But one company, SkySkopes of North Dakota, is accelerating
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EHang “to start autonomous aerial vehicle operations” in Hezhou by end of 2020
EHang Holdings Limited has announced its intention to build the world’s first autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) hub (or “E-port”) in the City of Hezhou in
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SESAR schedules webinars to share results of U-space research and development
SESAR JU members and partners recently brought to a close two years of research and development (R&D) on how to integrate safely and securely drones
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Sumitomo expands air mobility activities with the acquisition of a stake in OneSky Systems
Sumitomo Corporation has acquired a stake in OneSky Systems, a developer of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) platforms. OneSky develops unmanned
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Europe funds EUR485,000 SUGUS project to integrate drones into the airspace
The European Commission has selected a GMV-led consortium to lead the Solution for E-GNSS U Space Service (SUGUS) project. SUGUS is an 18-month EUR485,000 EU
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