Urban air mobility (UAM) is more than just a cool idea. At drone conferences around the world, UAM is a hot topic as both regulators and communities seek for a way to address an increasingly significant urban problem: traffic. For many cities around the world, adding transportation infrastructure on the ground is simply not an option - highways don't have room for another … [Read more...] about What Exactly is a Volo-Port? Skyports and Volocopter Announce First Air Taxi Port Will Be Built by the End of 2019
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The Bell Nexus Drone Taxi Prototype: A Manned, Unmanned Sort of Thing
This week at AUVSI's Xponential, Textron company Bell Helicopters showed off a prototype of an urban air mobility vehicle - a drone taxi - and we'd ride in one without hesitation. First introduced at this year's consumer electronics show (CES), the BellNexus is definitely in the prototype stage, although staff siad that they hope to have one in the air within the next year … [Read more...] about The Bell Nexus Drone Taxi Prototype: A Manned, Unmanned Sort of Thing
Audi and Airbus Show off Modular Drone Taxi in Amsterdam (and it’s Awesome)
Audi and Airbus took center stage this week at Amsterdam Drone Week, showing off their concept of modular drone taxis with live demos. Amsterdam Drone Week has had a heavy focus on smart cities and smart mobility, exploring concepts of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and 3D transportation solutions (moving up, not out.) Between the discussions of … [Read more...] about Audi and Airbus Show off Modular Drone Taxi in Amsterdam (and it’s Awesome)
Intel CEO Demos the Volocopter: a Drone for Passenger Transport
Intel did not disappoint the audience at CES 2018. During his opening keynote speech, CEO Brian Krzanich showed off Intel technology with everything from a weird and wonderful "digital band" to their now-signature Shooting Star light show (new and improved for indoor use - and setting a Guinness Book world record for the most drones flown simultaneously by a single pilot … [Read more...] about Intel CEO Demos the Volocopter: a Drone for Passenger Transport
Dubai’s Drone Taxi Takes Maiden Flight
Dubai's drone taxis are in action. The Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced yesterday that "the world’s first concept flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi (Volocopter)" had taken place. While the Crown Prince did not ride in the AAT, he launched the flight and viewed it's progress on monitors after being briefed by the RTA, … [Read more...] about Dubai’s Drone Taxi Takes Maiden Flight
