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Bye Aerospace & OXIS Energy To Commercialize Lithium-Sulfur Batteries For Urban Air Mobility (UAM)

August 17, 20195 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Bye Aerospace is an extremely busy electric aviation company developing the future of our urban air mobility (UAM) world. It has two electric airplanes (eCTOL) and is working on an electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) project with Uber Elevate. But that’s not all. It is also partnering with another two companies focusing on pre‐crash sensing technologies, parachute ballistic recovery systems, landing gear‐airframe crashworthy structural concepts, high-energy absorbing seats, and advanced restraints.

Boeing & Kitty Hawk Team Up To Build The Future Of Urban Air Mobility

July 7, 20195 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Boeing has been in the news lately and not always for positive reasons, but a new announcement about a partnership with Kitty Hawk reveals that both companies are teaming up to further develop urban air mobility (UAM). This cooperation could help Boeing regain some positive momentum while giving Kitty Hawk … [continued]

Bosch Steps Into the Electric Air Taxi Industry To Help Cars Fly

May 22, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

With 1 billion flights predicted for air taxis by 2030, Bosch is getting into the electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) business with a sensor box for autonomy.

Lilium Reveals Long-Awaited New Air Taxi & Celebrates Maiden Flight In The Same Swoop

May 21, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Lilium Jet is still aiming to be the world’s first all-electric jet-powered 5-seat air taxi or electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Electric Air Taxi Startup Lilium Snatches Top CFO From Uniper

May 7, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Our urban air mobility (UAM) future is developing steadily as technology and key figures find their place at the right companies. Co-founded in 2015 by four visionary founders, Daniel Wiegand (CEO), Sebastian Born, Matthias Meiner, and Patrick Nathen, Lilium has been a key early electric air mobility player.

Electric Aircraft Will Help Save The World

May 6, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

How many se the rise of electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft leading the urban air mobility (UAM) of tomorrow? How many see the potential of this new technology?

CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility & Urban Air Mobility News Roundup

May 2, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

It’s time for another CleanTechnica news roundup of electric air mobility news — news about electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft and electric airplanes.

eHang Shows Dazzled Public Its Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

April 28, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

eHang has come a long way (pun withheld) since we first covered the company, and it is showing prospective clients what an electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) autonomous aircraft looks like — the EHang 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV). eHang just showed off the eVTOL aircraft at the General Arena in Vienna as part of the 4GAMECHANGERS Festival.

Bye Aerospace Announces 60 Electric Airplanes Sold To OSM Aviation

April 26, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Good days have arrived for electric aviation company Bye Aerospace, which has announced 60 Sun Flyer 2 electric airplanes have been sold to OSM Aviation. The company is also announcing a name switch from Sun Flyer to eFlyer.

Airbus Modular Mobility System Pop.Up Brings Convergence To Cars & Aircraft

April 18, 20196 years ago Nicolas Zart 0 Comments

Are we witnessing the era of aircraft and automotive convergence nearing? The latest news seems to hint even more at the inevitable prospect of vehicles that can drive and fly ushering us into an era of urban air mobility (UAM) with electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft.