Business & GAHoneywell’s UAM Avionics: Piloted First, Autonomous in the Future Honeywell has begun developing new flight-control and detect-and-avoid systems for future urban air mobility vehicles, Mike Ingram, the company’s vice president of cockpit systems told Avionics International. Ingram, who took over as…
CommercialPublic Perception of Urban Air Mobility Shaped by Noise, Safety Public perception of the proposed use of electric air taxis is most influenced by the noise generated and perceived safety of such vehicles, a new study has found. The study, conducted by…
CommercialHow 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…
CommercialAircraft Manufacturers Must Jump In or be Left Out of Air Taxi Revolution, Says Airbus Exec New companies such as Uber and Lyft will soon be making their own vehicles, and manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing need to beat them to the punch by offering competing services…
Business & GASix Garmin Updates: Avionics for Bell/Uber, Flight Deck Availability and More There are a lot of changes on the horizon for Garmin and its products. In the commercial space, business and general aviation, the avionics company is making changes and updates; Below, we…
ATM ModernizationUber Eyes Regulation Changes to Facilitate Air Taxi Plans A considerable decrease to the current FAA-controlled airspace separation requirements is a built-in assumption in Uber Elevate’s business model as the company scales up, according to Tom Prevot, Uber’s director of airspace…