Air taxis and personal transports

AIBOT receives USD15 million CalCompetes grant, boosting eVTOL industry and job creation in California

AIBOT, a California-based company developing an AI-defined electric vertical take-off and landing (aiEVTOL) aircraft and ecosystem, announced its recent award of a USD15 million grant from the California Competes Grant Program. This significant endorsement by […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Joby receives CalCompetes grant to support California facility expansion and 690 new jobs

Joby Aviation has announced it has been awarded a USD9.8 million California Competes grant by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to support the Company’s continued statewide expansion. “The USD9.8 million grant […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Australian ARENA team developing “world’s first hydrogen VTOL” receives AUD5.43 million government funding

A Sydney-based aerospace company founded by a husband and wife designer team has received AUSD5.43 million to develop a “world-first hydrogen vertical take off and landing aircraft that could be used in regional Australia for […]

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EHang and partners “to develop eVTOL tourist eco-system for Pingtan Island”

EHang Intelligent Equipment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Fujian Xinyun Technology Investment Co., Ltd. and the Experimental Zone Investment Promotion Committee have signed a low-altitude flight tourism project covering the resort island of Pingtan, according to China’s Baidu news […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive selected for Innovation Grant worth up to USD83 million by Japanese Government

SkyDrive, a Japanese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer, has announced it has been chosen by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the “Next-generation Air Mobility Field” of the Small and Medium Enterprise Innovation Promotion […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang and Hefei Municipal Government partner in low-altitude economy with USD100 million support plan

EHang Holdings has announced that it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hefei Municipal Government for the joint development of a low-altitude economy ecosystem in Hefei City, Anhui Province. According to a […]