Urban Air Mobility
The Key to Successful Adoption of Urban Air Mobility Services May Be on the Ground
Incentivizing commuters to commute -- by air
In the same way people choose where to live based on a home’s proximity to a freeway, autobahn, or public transportation to best facilitate their daily commute, Ying Zhao and Tao Feng, researchers with the Urban and Data Science Lab, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering at Hiroshima University, Japan conducted the study, “Commuter…
Is UAM Better Together? The Potential and Promise of Ridesharing
NASA and Purdue University Associates Unveil PANVEL
While no one knows yet exactly how much an urban air mobility (UAM) eEVTOL air taxi ride will cost per mile, chances are the initial trips won’t be cheap. And, not cheap doesn’t bode well for rapid adoption by the traveling public. But… if a cohort of passengers want to travel from the same origin-destination…
Can Your Drone Fly Like a Cat?
No, but it may soon see like a cat
There is a centuries-old idiom in English culture adapted from a Scottish proverb: “When pigs fly.” It’s meant to express doubt about an individual’s ability or willingness to complete a task. For example, “I’ll have all my chores done in an hour,” a child declares to his parent. The parent replies, somewhat sarcastically, “I’ll believe…
How High Can AAM Go with AI?
EASA’s EUROCONTROL shows us 6 ways Human-AI teaming could take flight.
The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to board tomorrow’s aircraft, partner with humans, and propel the aviation industry to new heights is a tantalizing proposition. Aviation + AI has the potential to reduce costly delays and shrink the industry’s carbon footprint while enhancing safety in the cockpit, facilitating single pilot operations, and managing what promises…
Using Redundancy and Risk Awareness to Improve UAM Network Design
In their study, “Risk-aware urban air mobility network design with overflow redundancy,” University of Texas at Austion professors John-Paul Clarke and Ufuk Topcu, along with their postdoctoral fellows, Qinshuang Wei, and Zhenyu Gao, have devised a plan for urban air mobility (UAM) network design that factors in reserve capacity that takes into account alternative landing…
AAM by the Numbers
How much, how far, how safe, how noisy…?
Forgive the dated metaphor, but the advanced air mobility (AAM) market is picking up steam and over the next eight years or so is expected to achieve market growth valuations even the tech industry would be envious of. At AAM Today, we’ve pulled together some of the key figures to help put into perspective what…