Volocopter, flew its Volocopter 2X electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield during the Paris Air Forum. Continue reading
Category Archives: Unmanned Air Taxi
Kitty Hawk Buys 3D Robotics
Kitty-Hawk Heaviside
Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. Continue reading
Wisk to Launch UAM Trials in New Zealand
Wisk, the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company, is progressing with its Transport Trial, which will advance autonomous passenger transport under the New Zealand Government’s broader Airspace Integration Trial Programme (AITP). Wisk is working towards rolling out the implementation phase later this year. Continue reading
Textron Sets Up eAviation Division
Bell Nexus electric air taxi
Textron is formalizing its presence in the electric aircraft market with the formation of a new division called eAviation. The company confirmed that long-time senior executive Rob Scholl has been named to head the unit in a senior v-p role that reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly. Scholl previously was the senior v-p of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation. Continue reading
Market for eVTOL Air Taxis to Grow to $14.7 Bn by 2041
IDTechEx’s new report “Air Taxis: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft 2021-2041” is independent research into electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport reflects the reality of the eVTOL market at this early stage of its development. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce to Power Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL
Rolls-Royce’s ground-breaking technology is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. A Rolls-Royce electrical power system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which will carry up to four passengers for 120 miles at cruise speeds of over 200mph and is on course to certify in 2024. Continue reading
Joby Aviation Releases Video of Air Taxi Prototype in Flight
Joby Aviation has spent the last 10 years developing a quiet, all-electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically. Now with more than 1,000 test flights behind us, they are sharing footage of it for the first time. Continue reading
Volocopter to Launch Air Taxi Services in Singapore
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German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city of Singapore. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Volocopter plans to make air taxi services a reality in the Southeast Asian city-state within the next three years. Continue reading