Air taxis and personal transports

Toyota establishes USD800 million investment fund Woven Capital for air mobility

Toyota has established an USD800 million global investment fund to support “growth-stage companies developing technologies and business models in areas including autonomous mobility, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data and analytics, connectivity and smart cities,” […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Boeing “to close NeXt UAM division in wake of Boeing 737Max and COVID-19 crises”

Numerous sources report that Boeing is closing its Boeing NeXt innovation division, which has been developing through its Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary Passenger Air Vehicle and Cargo Air Vehicle concepts and is an investor with […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang Latest Video: Watch EHang 216 Air Taxi flying over picturesque Gansu Province during recent trial flight

The Chinese AAV company uploaded a breathtaking video on to Youtube yesterday of an EHang 216 flying over the picturesque Gansu Province in Northwest China with emphasis on the World Heritage site of Danxia. This […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Cyclotech plans hover flight tests of its airfoil-less air taxi engine by end of year

Cyclotech (https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/cyclotech-launches-airfoil-less-air-taxi-propulsion-concept/) plans to perform the first perform full system tests on its airfoil-less air taxi propulsion concept on a static test bench and then take-offs and hover flights on a dynamic test bench this […]