Air TaxiMercury Systems VP Talks 2020s Embedded Avionics Technology Trends As the global aerospace and defense industry shifts into the 2020s, embedded systems suppliers are being tasked with supporting certifiable avionics architectures capable of meeting the most stringent versions of DO-178C and…
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 TaxiThe Top 10 Air Taxi Stories of 2019 The past year was marked by incredible progress for the budding air taxi sector, capping off a decade of more rapid advancement toward on-demand electric air mobility than most observers thought possible.…
Air TaxiSkyryse Unveils Autonomous Helicopter for Urban Air Mobility, Targets Economics of Commuter Cars In Los Angeles, California, Skyryse demonstrated what it calls the “world’s first fully autonomous end to end flight” of an FAA-approved helicopter. The company also unveiled its "flight stack," which it…
Air TaxiVolocopter Receives First eVTOL Design Organization Approval from EASA Volocopter received Design Organization Approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), becoming the first aerospace company focused on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to do so in the process.…
Air TaxiWorld Economic Forum, City of Los Angeles Launch Working Group on Urban Air Mobility The World Economic Forum is partnering with the city of Los Angeles to launch a working group on urban air mobility, intending to explore the likely economic impacts of the new mode…
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 TaxiChinese eVTOL-maker EHang Files for $100M Nasdaq IPO Chinese autonomous vehicle maker EHang, one of the companies at the forefront of the push for urban air mobility (UAM), has filed for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) on the…
Air TaxiAirbus’ Vahana Demonstrator to Complete Flight Test Campaign This Year Airbus A³'s Vahana demonstrator aircraft, which has been flying since January 2018, recently completed its 100th test flight and is on track to complete its test flight portfolio by the end of…
Air TaxiLilium Reportedly Seeks to Raise Half a Billion to Certify Regional Electric Jet The Munich, Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium is reportedly seeking to raise between $400 and $500 million, according to TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden. This would mark a step increase in the amount of…