Urban Air Mobility
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Press Releases
Volocopter’s 4-Seater Aircraft Takes First Flight
Today at the UP.Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation, urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter announced that it has achieved another milestone to bring UAM to life: its fixed-winged passenger aircraft, the VoloConnect, completed its first flight in May 2022. This accomplishment makes Volocopter the only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) developer worldwide to have an entire…
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NASA
NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Advances with Agreement Signings
NASA has signed Space Act Agreements with 17 companies in the aviation industry to advance plans for the first in a series of technology demonstrations known as the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to test the capabilities and readiness of vehicles and systems that could revolutionize mobility in and around densely populated metropolitan areas.…
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Press Releases
HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP APPOINTS DR. JAIWON SHIN TO LEAD NEW URBAN AIR MOBILITY DIVISION
Diversification effort will allow Hyundai Motor Group to develop smart air mobility solutions World-renowned aeronautics expert previously led aviation research and development at NASA Urban Air Mobility expected to significantly alleviate long-term ground traffic congestion problems caused by mega-urbanization SEOUL, September 30, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has appointed Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Executive Vice President and Head of…
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Press Releases
NASA, Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban Airspace
NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas. Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation rideshare network. NASA will use the latest in airspace management…
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