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Autonomous air taxi flight trials take off in New Zealand

February 5, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Urban air mobility

The New Zealand Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with urban air mobility company Wisk (https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/boeing-and-kittyhawk-launch-wisk-company-to-develop-the-cora-air-taxi/) to support a transport trial of the company’s

SESAR seeks proposals to demonstrate urban air mobility in open call backed by Horizon 2020 funding

February 5, 2020 Jenny Beechener UAS traffic management tenders, Urban air mobility

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

NASA issues call for industry to participate in UAM eco system working groups

January 27, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Urban air mobility

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

Swiss Post and Matternet to resume drone healthcare deliveries following official review

January 27, 2020 Jenny Beechener UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

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

Japan Airlines and Terra Drone to test delivery of emergency goods by drone in joint project with Yabu City

January 27, 2020 Jenny Beechener UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

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

How do you put out a vertiport fire? One of the many unanswered questions facing UAM infrastructure developers

January 12, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Urban air mobility

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

EHang demonstrates autonomous air taxi flight in North Carolina

January 8, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Urban air mobility

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

DRONEDEK to unveil next-generation drone docking station/smart mailbox at CES 2020

January 2, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Urban air mobility

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

Dutch companies launch consortium to progress urban air mobility

December 8, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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:

NASA Ames and Uber simulate large-scale eVTOL operations

December 2, 2019 Jenny Beechener UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

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