Unmanned

Should Air Taxis Be Unmanned from the Jump?

For urban air mobility to succeed — at scale — the industry will need to answer a question: What will it do about pilots? Ultimately, many entrants to the air taxi game want autonomy…

Commercial

How Uber's Air Taxis Will Succeed Where Helicopters Failed

Uber's key to successfully scaling air taxis up to mass transportation level lies in the vehicles having fundamental advantages over helicopters, according to Engineering Director of Aviation Mark Moore. Speaking Wednesday at…

Commercial

Bell Secures Battery Maker for VTOL Air Taxi

Bell has selected Electric Power Systems (EPS) to develop energy storage solutions for its vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft project. The planned on-demand urban mobility aircraft has continued to take shape as Bell periodically announces…

Commercial

Bell Taps Thales to Provide On-Demand VTOL Flight Controls

Thales will develop flight control systems for Bell's vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the two companies said Tuesday. Bell has said the aircraft, which is to be used for on-demand urban mobility in partnership…