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Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Continue reading
Rotor Technologies, Inc., a developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, unveils the R550X, the largest uncrewed civilian helicopter on the market, and begins production.
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InterGlobe Enterprises, India’s foremost travel and hospitality conglomerate and Archer Aviation Inc., a manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of partnering to launch and operate an all-electric air taxi service in India, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals and clearances. Continue reading
There are currently 415,000 drones in Germany. With around 360,000 drones, most are used privately. However, this proportion has been declining for several years. In contrast, the use of drones in the commercial sector has almost tripled since 2019 and increased by 197 percent to around 56,000 drones. Continue reading
The US technology exchange Nasdaq has sent a threatening letter to the German air taxi start-up Lilium. The background is the deep fall of the stock. The board is now considering a radical step. Continue reading
A new partnership between HCA Airport in Odense and Copenhagen Helicopter will be the first in Denmark to build an infrastructure for electrically powered flying taxis to ferry people between Denmark’s largest cities. Before the summer holidays, the first flying taxi is supposed be launched over Funen, and the end-goal is to establish a landing site on top of Odense Central Station. Continue reading
EHang Holdings Ltd. is working hard to make futuristic flying cars a reality. But it’s flying into some capital headwinds in that process, potentially leading some investors to refrain from betting too big on the company. Continue reading
Kittyhawk, the eVTOL air taxi company building a single-person, remotely-piloted electric aircraft in Palo Alto, CA, has just announced it is shutting down. Continue reading