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(Don’t) Make Some Noise
Drone package delivery has its pluses and minuses.
By quantifying the shipping costs and community noise impact, a study from the University of Illinois Chicago revealed several operational insights pertaining to the adoption of drone package delivery.
Meet Clem Newton-Brown, CEO of Australia’s Skyportz
A Q&A with an Aussie AAM Leader
“The whole industry is waiting on certified aircraft and it has been a long 5 years but it seems we are close. Raising funds for an industry with no product yet is challenging but we run a lean operation and have loyal investors who will provide as much runway as we need.” — Skyportz CEO, Clem Newton-Brown.
New at NASA: A Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
The American space agency consolidates its AI operations under one organization
Equally important is helping NASA’s roughly 18,000 employees understand they are ultimately responsible what the AI produces.
Your AAM Vehicle Is Waiting at The Vertiport. Should You Board?
A systemic risk analysis seeks to discover the potential dangers passengers will face when their vertiport is integrated within an airport setting and proposes a plan to mitigate them.
Vertiports will soon be as commonplace in the traveling public’s vernacular as airports are today.
Climbing Aboard: What Will It Take for the Public to Trust and Accept AAM?
Show me the value!
Researchers conducted an online survey of 573 people who were presented with 13 hypotheses regarding trust and customer-perceived value. The study revealed that functional value – what an offer does – proved to be the best indicator of whether or not AAM will find acceptance. Other values – emotional and social – also affected people’s trust in technology overall.
Urban Planners: Consider This Urban Air Mobility Geospatial Decision-Support Tool to Help Decide Where Advanced Air Mobility Operators and Regulators Should Build Drone Ports
Earlier in 2024, a team of scientists from Aalto University and the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute conducted a study which, they hoped, might bring some clarity and guidance regarding where best to locate drone ports. They limited their study to uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) whose diameter was less than 3 meters. The team, Miloš N….