AAV Leader EHang Announces $23M Private Placement Led by South Korean Entrepreneur Lee Soo Man by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform leader EHang Holdings has announced its entry into share subscription agreements for a total of US$23,000,000 private placement with several strategic investors led by South Korean record … [Read more...] about EHang Announces $23 Million Private Placement to Support Development of Urban Air Mobility
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Estonia Full Speed Ahead on U-Space Sandbox
Estonia Moves Forward on U-Space Sandbox by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb The Estonian Transport Association’s recent investment in a U-Space sandbox in partnership with ANRA Technologies, a leading provider of UAM services, has taken an important new step in its development. A recent stakeholder workshop hosted at Tartu Science Park, which will host the new facility, … [Read more...] about Estonia Full Speed Ahead on U-Space Sandbox
For Air Taxis to Take Off, They Need Somewhere to Land. Skyportz Works to Make Investment in Vertiports Less Risky
Air Taxi Landing Sites are Needed for UAM to Take Off. The World's First Vertiport-in-a-Box™ Released at Paris Air Show It's a conundrum common in many advanced technology sectors. In a world full of gas stations, can electric cars be viable without a similar network of charging stations? Which will come first: the air taxi or the vertiport? For Urban Air Mobility (UAM) … [Read more...] about For Air Taxis to Take Off, They Need Somewhere to Land. Skyportz Works to Make Investment in Vertiports Less Risky
Flying Cars Take Off: Skydrive Announces Consumer Pre-Orders
Flying Cars Taking Off- Skydrive announces consumer pre-orders for their SD-05 VTOL This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Skydrive, a Tokyo-based developer of eVTOL systems and cargo drones, recently launched a pre-order consumer campaign for its latest design, the SD-05. … [Read more...] about Flying Cars Take Off: Skydrive Announces Consumer Pre-Orders
How Do You Convince Developers to Build Vertiport Infrastructure? A “Vertiport in a Box” Might be the Answer.
Skyportz Partners with Electro.Aero for “Vertiport in a Box” Solution It's a chicken and egg scenario - which comes first, the vertiport or the passenger eVTOL business? Who's going to invest in the vertiport infrastructure required to get the business off the ground? The vertiport version of a pre-fab tiny house could provide the answer. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. … [Read more...] about How Do You Convince Developers to Build Vertiport Infrastructure? A “Vertiport in a Box” Might be the Answer.
