Air TaxiHow is Joby Preparing for a 2024 Launch of its Electric Air Taxi Joby Aviation wants to launch its electric air taxi in just three short years which could make it one of the first in the industry to do so. During a "Revolution.Aero" webinar…
Air TaxiHere's How Uber Is Designing Skyports for Future Air Taxis Uber revealed some details about its approach to building ground infrastructure for urban air mobility — which it calls ‘Skyports’ — as the company seeks to make progress despite a dearth of…
Air TaxiVoom Ceases Operations (Mostly) Due to COVID-19, Airbus Declares Victory Airbus’ urban air mobility operations company, Voom, has ceased operating, CEO Clément Monnet said in a LinkedIn post, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as its cause of death, though he mentioned challenges associated…
Air TaxiShould Aerospace Be Scared by Hyundai's Move into Urban Air Mobility? South Korean automaker Hyundai continues to snap up talent for its urban air mobility (UAM) division, hiring Michael Whitaker, former deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as its global head of…
Air TaxiNASA Signs 17 Space Act Agreements for Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Seventeen companies have signed Space Act Agreements with NASA to participate in the agency’s first Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge, a series of technology demonstrations meant to test the readiness of vehicles…
Air TaxiUber Elevate Adds Hyundai as First Automotive Vehicle Partner Hyundai unveiled an electric VTOL aircraft concept, called the ‘S-A1’, that it plans to certify and mass-produce by the late 2020s. The automaker also joined Uber Elevate, the rideshare giant’s air taxi…
Air TaxiCAMI Seeks to Educate, Advocate Locally for Urban Air Mobility As the fundamental technologies behind the emerging urban air mobility market continue apace, a nonprofit industry association called the Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) has entered the scene to tackle challenges related…
Air TaxiThe Winner of 'Pitch@Revolution.Aero': Ballistic Parachutes for VTOL Aircraft At a “shark tank”-style aerospace pitch competition during Revolution.Aero last week, Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) won both the audience and judges’ vote for their patent-pending parachute system that slows the descent of…
Air TaxiOn a Mission for Airbus, Voom Enters the U.S. On-Demand Helicopter Market The battle for market share in urban air mobility (UAM) is ramping up as Airbus’ on-demand helicopter service, Voom, launches operations in the United States, beginning with five destinations in the San…
CommercialHow Uber Plans to Make Money Off Urban Air Mobility With the goal of pioneering a potential $500 billion new industry and an aggressive timetable, Uber wants to know how it can make money. That's where PRICE Systems' cost analytics service comes…