Orlando Partners with VHB and NASA to Lead Nation in Advancing Air Mobility The City of Orlando is looking to become a national leader in innovating on air mobility options, including emerging electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) technologies and “vertiports for air taxis.” by Ian M. Crosby “As transportation options continue to evolve over time, the … [Read more...] about Air Taxis, Vertiports, and More: City of Orlando Leading the U.S. Towards Advanced Air Mobility
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Urban Air Mobility Market: $9 Billion by 2030?
Will the urban air mobility market be worth $9 Billion by 2030? A new research report predicts that it will - has a few more surprise predictions about the segment. The report "Urban Air Mobility Market by Component (Infrastructure, Platform), Platform Operation (Piloted, Autonomous), Range (Intercity, Intracity), Platform Architecture, Unmanned Platform Systems, End User … [Read more...] about Urban Air Mobility Market: $9 Billion by 2030?
Amsterdam Drone Week: Urban Air Mobility Takes Center Stage – a Transportation Revolution
Amsterdam Drone Week opened this morning, and urban air mobility (UAM) - usually treated as an edge case, somewhere far in the future - took center stage. Philip Butterworth Hayes, the editor of Urban Air Mobility News, appropriately kicked things off: creating a vision not only of a world where drones provide an integral part of urban transportation systems - but where … [Read more...] about Amsterdam Drone Week: Urban Air Mobility Takes Center Stage – a Transportation Revolution
Urban Air Mobility: The First UIC^2 Forum at Amsterdam Drone Week Shows Europe’s Commitment to Smart Cities
The First UIC^2 - the UAM (Urban Air Mobility) Initiative for Cities and Communities - Forum took place this morning at Amsterdam Drone Week, an international gathering of stakeholders in commercial drones, airspace regulation, and urban air mobility. Amidst a hall featuring the futuristic Airbus drone taxi prototype and a drone cage where an International Racing Championship … [Read more...] about Urban Air Mobility: The First UIC^2 Forum at Amsterdam Drone Week Shows Europe’s Commitment to Smart Cities
AT&T and Dedrone Partner on Smart Cities Project to Detect Malicious Drones
Communications giant AT&T has partnered with anti-drone technology leader Dedrone to identify potential rogue drones in the airspace. The project is part of AT&T's "Smart Cities" program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPl32vJQTTQ The following is from the AT&T announcement: AT&T* and Dedrone, a San Francisco-based drone detection technology startup, … [Read more...] about AT&T and Dedrone Partner on Smart Cities Project to Detect Malicious Drones
