NASA’s ATM-X Project provides research findings to enable the development of requirements, procedures, and technologies to enable the integration of new vehicles – Pathfinding for
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Israel’s DSraider develops drone/ground-vehicle combination for long-endurance missions
By Arie Egozi A combination of an unmanned personal ground vehicle and drones is now being developed in Israel for long-endurance civil infrastructure inspections. Urban
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Why Silicon Valley Agile engineering approaches won’t work for urban air mobility
“Smart City” efforts appear to be significantly behind where they can and should be in ensuring safe urban environments for new air and ground services
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EHang and Greenland HK to launch air taxi tourist service in Guangdong
Air taxi manufacturer EHang reports it has signed an autonomous urban air mobility service agreement with its strategic partner Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Limited. “The
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“China introduces new operating standard for drone deliveries” – EHang
According to air taxi manufacturer EHang: “The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of the
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FAA publishes remote ID, flights-over-people rules – achieves broad industry support
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today announced final rules for drones covering Remote Identification (Remote ID) and flights over people and at night
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Major drone/air taxi investor expects first commercial UAM services in 2026
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The global drone economy will grow from US15 billion to USD 90 billion by 2030, according to a new White Paper “The
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EHang signs deal with DTL to start operations in Scotland
EHang Holdings Limited has announced via LinkedIn that it has established a strategic partnership with Drone Technologies Limited (DTL), based in Scotland, to establish its
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European safety agency publishes regulatory framework for drone service deliveries
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban
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Israel’s Colugo plans to build two-seat “wind-proof” hybrid-electric air taxi
By Arie Egozi Israeli company Colugo Systems is developing a two-passenger hybrid-electric “wind proof ” VTOL aircraft, with a full dome shaped canopy for excellent
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