County Durham, in the North East of the UK, has joined the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Initiative, part of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart
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Category: Urban air mobility
UK government and industry to invest UKP125 million in drones, autonomy and UAM
UK government Business Secretary Greg Clark is announcing today a new joint government-Industry aerospace sector deal to develop ‘Future Flight’ through the next generation of
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Amsterdam joins EU’s EIP-SCC urban air mobility network
Amsterdam has become the latest city to join the European Union’s European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) initiative (https://eu-smartcities.eu/initiatives/840/description). The agreement to
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Roland Berger: “close to 100,000 passenger drones flying by 2050”
Roland Berger’s November report on the Urban Air Mobility market (Urban air mobility The rise of a new mode of transportation) forecasts that close to
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UK CAA addresses urban air mobility regulatory challenges at Aviary Project forum
Urban air mobility (UAM) programmes will arrive in four waves, according to Nickhil Sachdeva of industry consultants Roland Berger speaking at the first meeting on
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Boeing, SparkCognition launch block-chain/AI based “UTM plus” company SkyGrid
Boeing and SparkCognition have announced plans to launch SkyGrid, a new company that will enable the future of urban aerial mobility. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid will
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GAMA talks with European regulators to accelerate urban air mobility development
On 14 November the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced it has accelerated a dialogue with European regulators on the development of electric vertical take-off
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Kista Science City AB, IQ Samhällsbyggna to develop urban air mobility roadmap for Stockholm
Kista Science City AB and IQ Samhällsbyggnad have received the green light from Vinnova to conduct a feasibility study for an open testbed – the
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Project Wing buys warehouse, starts drone delivery operation in Canberra
Project Wing, which is trialling drone deliveries of food and chemist supplies in Tuggeranong, Australia, has secured a warehouse in Mitchell, Canberra, as a full-time
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NASA to use NextNav beacons for urban drone autonomous navigation trials
NextNav, a provider of 3D geolocation services, has announced that its Metropolitan Beacon System (MBS) service has been accepted for use by National Aeronautics and Space
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