Vehicle Concepts & Development News & Articles

The components, designed by Joby and manufactured by Toyota, will be delivered to Joby's facility in San Carlos, before finished assemblies are shipped to the pilot production line in Marina for integration

Rotor X's Dragon ultralight eVTOL comes with a ballistic parachute cage, is capable of flying for 20 minutes, and has swappable battery packs that recharge in less than two hours

MGI is applying Formula 1 development philosophies and mindset to the cargo eVTOL UAV market, lightweight composite structures with a highly-efficient, fast-paced iterative design processes are key to tackling industry challenges

The Moya eVTOL is an all-electric autonomous cargo drone with a payload capacity of 200kg and a range of 110km, being electric allows it to operate with zero emissions, and its design provides efficiency gains

Guardian's SC1 is an autonomous, electric, aerial crop protection system designed for large-scale agriculture, it can carry 200-pound payloads, has four six-foot propellers and a 15-foot width, and is able to cover 40 acres per hour of full-field protection

The first two Joby eVTOL aircraft are expected to be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base by early 2024 to demonstrate a range of potential logistics use cases, and will also become the first electric air taxis to be stationed at a US Air Force base

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from SkyDrive, PLANA and Skyway

By adding TCab's E20 eVTOL to its existing fleet, Asian Express Aviation intends to expand its low-altitude flights, in particular the large and currently underserved tourism markets

PLANA will work alongside Jeju Air to develop Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) business models, Air Operator Certificate (AOC) qualification standards and the training of industry workers including pilots

The consortium involved in Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative (MEAMI) will investigate many aspects of autonomous mobility including advanced propulsion, sensing, and integration of satellite signals, among others

Following the win at the iF Design Awards, PLANA joins a select group of eVTOL aircraft developers, including Lilium and Vertical, to receive this prestigious award

The Shikoku region, where Taiho is headquartered, faces transportation and regional revitalization challenges, with the electric-powered compact SD-05 seen as a solution to these issues

The partnership brings together Skyway’s expertise in urban airspace navigation, vertiport planning and development, and vertiport management systems with Skyportz’s extensive network of potential landing sites across the continent

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from SkyDrive, Volatus Infrastructure and EHang

EHang is the only autonomous eVTOL provider among the Public Private Committee members, and will contribute its expertise in Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) technology to promote the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem for safe eVTOL operations in Japan

Following numerous inquiries from individuals expressing interest in acquiring the SD-05, SkyDrive has opened pre-order sales to the general public, with Kotaro Chiba the first private customer of the eVTOL aircraft

SkyDrive is developing a two-seater vehicle, the SD-05, with the aim of launching an air taxi service in the Osaka Bay area at the time of the Osaka Expo in 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University are among those awarded Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding to explore noise in AAM aircraft, drones and rotorcraft

The advanced electro-mechanical actuator (EMA) solution removes the need for hydraulic or pneumatic systems on the aircraft, helping to optimize the VX4's performance