Air taxis and personal transports

Urban drone/eVTOL benefits and obstacles: AI, rules, public perception explored in expert workshop

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Public demonstrations of the positive benefits of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and drones by comparing the noise of eVTOLs with helicopters and replacing firework displays with pet-friendly light shows […]

Medical/pharmaceutical transport

“Exposure to drone operations likely to increase public acceptance” – AirMOUR consultation survey

AiRMOUR, a European Union research and innovation project supporting sustainable air mobility via emergency medical services says it has “undertaken the most extensive public and stakeholder engagement survey on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drones […]

Public consultation

ADW 2020: Pan-European Urban Air Mobility Projects & Initiatives Community launched

European-Union funded urban air mobility (UAM) research programmes and supporting partners have formed a new alliance to support the European Commission by bringing together local, national and EU-funded projects, along with initiatives and regulatory bodies […]

Public consultation

ESA study “shows industry stakeholders see UAM as helicopter replacement service” – Egis

According to a social media post from Egis, a new European Space Agency (ESA) study called ‘SUPER’ (Supporting UAM Planning with EO Resources) is looking at using Satellite Earth Observation (SatEO) and Satellite Navigation (SatNav) […]