Researchers seek to improve battery power to enable urban air mobility flights. by Jim Magill The key to achieving a future of urban air mobility (UAM) lies in the development of a power source, compact enough to not take up too much room or add too much weight to an aircraft, yet powerful enough to deliver the energy needed to power vertical takeoffs and landings, and … [Read more...] about Can Batteries Power Urban Air Mobility Flights?
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas: Bringing Vertical Mobility to the Dallas Metroplex
The Future of Vertical Mobility in the Dallas Metroplex By: Dawn Zoldi They say everything is bigger in Texas. When it comes to drones and advanced aerial mobility (AAM), nothing could be more accurate. The state has put itself high up on the leaderboard in terms of opportunities and forward-leaning initiatives. And Ernest Huffman, Aviation Planning and Education … [Read more...] about Everything’s Bigger in Texas: Bringing Vertical Mobility to the Dallas Metroplex
Public Acceptance: the Linchpin for Advanced Air Mobility and Passenger Drones
In this in-depth interview from her Drones at Dawn podcast series, Yolanka Wulff of the Community Air Mobility Initiative discusses what it will take to reach public acceptance for passenger drones, urban air mobility and other advanced air mobility projects. By Dawn Zoldi Many puzzle pieces need to fit together before advanced air mobility (AAM) will become a reality. … [Read more...] about Public Acceptance: the Linchpin for Advanced Air Mobility and Passenger Drones
What the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Means for the Drone Industry
News and Commentary. The U.S. infrastructure bill could have a profound positive impact on the drone industry. U.S. infrastructure was rated a "C-minus" by the American Society for Civil Engineers, who says that failing infrastructure costs every American thousands of dollars a year: while U.S. infrastructure overall ranks second in the world, the country falls to the 13th … [Read more...] about What the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Means for the Drone Industry
EHang Takes Flight in Japan: Passenger Drones, Flying Cars by 2023 [VIDEO]
EHang 216 AAV Conducted Trial Flights in Japan EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”) has announced that the EHang 216, the company's flagship model, has been tested successfully in Japan. The successful unmanned and autonomous trial served to "showcase safe, autonomous, eco-friendly urban air mobility (“UAM”) solutions," says an EHang press … [Read more...] about EHang Takes Flight in Japan: Passenger Drones, Flying Cars by 2023 [VIDEO]
