Who will pilot passenger drones and air taxis? As urban air mobility and other advanced air mobility projects advance, a workforce shortage looms. Aviation training firm CAE and urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter have partnered to train the pilots that the industry will desperately need. Urban air mobility, drone taxis, flying cars, passenger drones, and other electic … [Read more...] about Who Will Pilot the Passenger Drones of Tomorrow? Volocopter and CAE Partner to Train the Air Taxi Workforce
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Drone Taxi: Lilium Soars with $240 Funding Round
Munich-based aviation startup Lilium is soaring higher today with a funding boost of $240 million. The internal funding round is led by Tencent, with Atomico, Freigeist and LGT participating. The funding will fuel Lilium’s development and production of the Lilium Jet, an all-electric, VTOL passenger drone . According to a company press release, Lilium plans to operate … [Read more...] about Drone Taxi: Lilium Soars with $240 Funding Round
This is Real: A Full-Scale Air Taxi VoloPort in Singapore
No, drone taxis won't begin taking off from the VoloPort tomorrow - it's still a prototype. But as an indication of one of the critical elements that must be completed before a drone taxi service can launch, it's a concrete step - and a solid, material building, constructed as a next step in a dream of urban air mobility that's getting more real every day. World’s First … [Read more...] about This is Real: A Full-Scale Air Taxi VoloPort in Singapore
What Exactly is a Volo-Port? Skyports and Volocopter Announce First Air Taxi Port Will Be Built by the End of 2019
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
UK CAA Launches ‘Innovation Sandbox’ With 6 Drone Industry Partners
Back in 2017 the FAA's drone integration pilot program was announced, paving the way for a number of interesting and innovative explorations of drone technology. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has this week launched a similar program, although the scale and practical outcomes are still unclear. The CAA says its new 'Innovation Sandbox' is a "virtual space in … [Read more...] about UK CAA Launches ‘Innovation Sandbox’ With 6 Drone Industry Partners
