Air taxis and personal transports

EHang starts selling flying taxis on Taobao

Chinese drone maker EHang Holdings has started selling its EH216-S model flying taxi on Taobao for 2.39 million yuan (USD332,060), according to a Reuters bulletin. EHang gained safety approval certification from China’s aviation authority in […]

Business Partnerships

Rotor Technologies and Robinson Helicopter Company collaborate on uncrewed helicopter technology

Rotor Technologies and Robinson Helicopter Company have jointly displayed the R550X, an uncrewed helicopter based on the Robinson R44 Raven II, at Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. “The R550X is the first […]

Business Partnerships

NASA awards Ohio University, Reliable Robotics, and partners USD6 million to advance autonomous operations

Ohio University and Reliable Robotics, a company producing safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, have announced a funding award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance autonomous aircraft operations. The participants’ project was awarded […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Stellantis increases its strategic shareholding in Archer

Stellantis and Archer Aviation today announced that Stellantis recently completed a series of open market purchases of ~8.3 million shares of Archer’s stock signalling Stellantis’ continued confidence in Archer’s plans to bring electric vertical take-off […]

Air taxis and personal transports

UK Department for Transport publishes Future of Flight action plan and slates first piloted taxi flights by 2026

Flying taxis, crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries could all be a reality by 2030 according to the government and industry’s joint Future of Flight action plan, announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) […]