Guest Post: This article published with permission from our friends at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Kay Wackwitz. Air taxis, flying cars and eVTOLs are just a number of the popular names currently being used to refer to unmanned vehicles which are being designed to carry humans in the future. With all these names being thrown around it’s becoming … [Read more...] about DRONEII: Flying Cars, Air Taxis, and eVTOLs -the Varieties and Specifications of Passenger Drones [Infographic]
Passenger Drones
Intel’s Anil Nanduri Shares Thoughts On Passenger Drones
As GM of Intel's drone group, Anil Nanduri has probably got one of the industry's most exciting jobs. Intel has fingers in all sorts of drone-related pies, from Yuneec to Volocopter to Movidius, to its own drone services and Shooting Star-powered aerial light shows. Nanduri, whose role at Intel gives him leeway to establish and grow the company's drone business and generally … [Read more...] about Intel’s Anil Nanduri Shares Thoughts On Passenger Drones
China Names Ehang a Pilot Company to Develop Passenger Drone Programs
Ehang is back. The company that wowed at CES back in 2016 with the first prototype of the Ehang184 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) for passengers announced today that they have been authorized as China's first pilot company to develop passenger drone programs. "On January 23rd, 2019, the Airworthiness Department of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the … [Read more...] about China Names Ehang a Pilot Company to Develop Passenger Drone Programs
Your Next Luxury Vehicle Might Be a Drone
The personal luxury vehicle of the future may not be a roadster, but a passenger drone. Tech magazine Engadget reports that luxury car-maker Porsche has begun design work on an unmanned air vehicle. It's no surprise. "Urban Air Mobility" is the latest buzz in the drone industry, as technology companies try to solve one of the most irritating problems of the age: … [Read more...] about Your Next Luxury Vehicle Might Be a Drone
Uber Names Los Angeles as Second Test City for Drone Taxi Service
Uber has named Los Angeles as the second test city for the drone taxi service they're working on.. TechCrunch reports that Uber has formed an official agreement with NASA to help develop UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technologies at low altitude. Uber plans to start test flights for a drone taxi service in Los Angeles by 2020, and have a demonstration service in place … [Read more...] about Uber Names Los Angeles as Second Test City for Drone Taxi Service
