Joby Aviation hasn't operated in stealth mode, but nor have they tended to make large announcements about product development. Now, for the first time, Joby has released video footage of the Joby Aviation air taxi in flight. (See the flight video and the CEO merger announcement below.) The quiet, all electric vehicle can carry 5 passengers a distance of 150 miles, at … [Read more...] about Joby Aviation Air Taxi: First Footage of Vehicle in Flight [VIDEO]
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Uber Elevate Sells to Joby Aviation: The Advance of Air Taxis and Urban Air Mobility
Uber Elevate, Uber's urban air mobility (UAM) initiative, has been acquired by Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation is a developer of an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) passenger aircraft. As part of the deal, Uber has invested a further $75 million in Joby. While Joby has to date operated without fanfare, a press release announces that the deal brings Joby … [Read more...] about Uber Elevate Sells to Joby Aviation: The Advance of Air Taxis and Urban Air Mobility
Ride Hail a Drone? Uber Elevate Moves Forward with Hidden Level Collaboration
How soon will it be before you can ride hail a drone? Uber Elevate is investing heavily in urban air mobility (UAM). This week, Uber Elevate announced a collaboration iwth venture -backed Hidden Level, a company specializing in low altitude airspace monitoring, to advance UAM operations. "Uber Elevate is Uber’s initiative to promote safe, reliable, clean, and affordable … [Read more...] about Ride Hail a Drone? Uber Elevate Moves Forward with Hidden Level Collaboration
Uber Eats Unveils New Delivery Drone Design
Good eats could soon be a drone flight away, if Uber’s aviation division has its way. Uber Elevate unveiled a new food-delivery drone at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Detroit on Monday. Although the company declined to reveal the hexa-copter’s designer, Uber Elevate head Eric Allison told conference-goers the UAV is vertical and horizontal flight-capable (which sounds a lot … [Read more...] about Uber Eats Unveils New Delivery Drone Design
Uber Eats Moving Forward with Urban Drone Delivery, Powered by New Computing Platform
Drone delivery is a technology with far-reaching significance - not just because it has the potential to change the nature of residential delivery, but because it pushes so many boundaries of commercial drone applications: flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), sense and avoid technology, flight stability, and more. As Uber Eats continues its testing of urban drone … [Read more...] about Uber Eats Moving Forward with Urban Drone Delivery, Powered by New Computing Platform
