Archer and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) are going to work together to accelerate eVTOL aircraft production.
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Verizon and Skyward partner with UPS to announce drone delivery service
Skyward, a drone software, service and connectivity technology company acquired by Verizon, is teaming up with UPS Flight Forward to start a drone service for the delivery of retail products.
Read moreHatzolah Air orders four CityHawk VTOL aircraft from Urban Aeronautics
Hatzolah Air is a new air response branch of Hatzolah, a volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organization out of New York serving mostly Jewish communities around the world. It has ordered four CityHawk VTOL aircraft from Urban Aeronautics, an Israeli aerospace company.
Read moreJaunt Air Mobility to explore hybrid-electric aircraft with VerdeGo Aero
Jaunt Air Mobility signed a memorandum of understanding with VerdeGo Aero to explore the development of hybrid-electric aircraft. Jaunt Air Mobility is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft built around a large central rotor for hover and fully vertical flight, similar to a helicopter. The torque generated by the main rotor is countered not by a tail rotor, but by 4 small wing-mounted electric motors. These are also used for forward propulsion. The all-electric craft is said to be 100 times quieter than a helicopter and will fly 980lbs of payload (cargo or passengers) over a range of…
Read moreJoby Aviation acquires Uber Elevate and $75M investment
Joby Aviation, the eVTOL and air taxi manufacturer headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, is receiving a $75 million investment from Uber Technologies. This is on top of a previously undisclosed $50 million investment from a funding round in January of this year.
Read moreAirflow exploring the use of VerdeGo Aero distributed propulsion in eSTOL aircraft
Airflow is partnering with VerdeGo Aero to explore the use of their diesel hybrid system for powering their upcoming electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft.
Read moreSamad Aerospace flies half-scale e-Starling demonstrator for the first time
Samad Aerospace, the British VTOL designer who recently presented their third aircraft, has now achieved the next big milestone in the development of their biggest electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the e-Starling.
Read moreWisk and NASA will work together on autonomous advanced air mobility
Wisk, the eVTOL manufacturer from Mountain View, CA, and NASA are teaming up to focus on the safe integration of autonomous aircraft systems into an Urban Air Mobility environment on a national level.
Read moreCanadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium aims to implement eVTOL aircraft in Canada
Canadian Air Mobility and the National Research Council of Canada have founded the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium to accelerate the implementation of electic and hydrogen powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft in Canada. The goal of the organization is to streamline advanced air mobility research, and to bring Canadian and international regulators, manufacturers, operators and other stakeholders together in an innovation hub to benefit development and commercial operations. Among its objectives are to help small and medium-sized enterprises grow their technology from a low technology readiness level to certification and commercialization. Currently, the consortium has more than 20 partners,…
Read moreLilium will establish first urban electric air mobility network in Orlando by 2025
Lilium, the German eVTOL manufacturer, is partnering with development company Tavistock and the City of Orlando to build the first hub for a high-speed electric air mobility network in the United States by 2025.
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