Air taxis and personal transports

NASA opens call for industry participation in its UAM Grand Challenge programme

NASA has launched its solicitation for companies to join its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge. According to a NASA press release: “The Grand Challenge aims to improve UAM safety and accelerate scalability through integrated demonstrations by hosting […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang delivers second batch of passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicles – VIDEO

by Michael Willoughby EHang, the autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, today announced it had delivered the second batch of passenger-grade EHang 216 AAVs to customers, just three months after delivery of the same aircraft at […]

First responders

Cellular-connected drones to deliver life-saving emergency defibrillators following Canadian trial

by Michael Willoughby A trial using 4G LTE cellular connectivity to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of a cardiac arrest has taken place in the County of […]

Express delivery

Workhorse partners with USOG to launch pilot programmes for drone delivery of medical supplies

by Michael Willoughby Workhorse, an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric-mobility solutions to the transportation sector has partnered with Unmanned Systems Operations Group, a provider of end-to-end, unmanned mobile medical delivery […]