Air taxis and personal transports

UKP30 million funding opportunity announced for electric air vehicle integration research

The UK government’s Innovate UK has announced it will invest up to UKP30 million in innovation projects as part of phase two of its Future Flight Challenge, including airspace integration programmes. “We will fund projects […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Airbus reaffirms commitment to CityAirbus eVTOL program despite effects of pandemic on business

“We are continuing the test programme of our technology demonstrator Citybus,” said an Airbus spokesperson, according to eVTOL.com. “Airbus considers new forms of air transport such as UAM [urban air mobility] an opportunity to develop key […]

Air taxis and personal transports

North Carolina A&T-led team awarded USD8 million to develop air-passenger taxis

Auvsi.org reports that to address traffic congestion, NASA has awarded an interdisciplinary team led by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T) a four-year, USD8 million award to develop, test and eventually deploy […]