May 1, 2025 | Air Mobility, Aviation
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released a budget reconciliation proposal Tuesday that would allocate $15 billion for the modernization of air traffic control technology. The funds would go to the Federal Aviation...
Feb 14, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, Aeronautics, Air Mobility
SkyDrive has long taken a leadership role in Japan’s nascent eVTOL industry with sights on eventually making its flying cars as ubiquitous as automobiles. With time winding down on its long-time goal of unveiling its first production-bound multirotor electric...
Feb 6, 2025 | Air Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones
Engineers at the University of Hong Kong have developed an advanced aerial robot, akin to a drone, designed for high-speed navigation in unknown environments. Unlike previous attempts, which struggled with real-time obstacle avoidance at high speeds, the model named...
Dec 11, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility
A new type of flying car could soon be ferrying passengers through the skies using a novel propulsion technology, engineers say. On Nov. 5, CycloTech, an Austrian company that builds flying car components, unveiled blueprints for its new “BlackBird”...
Nov 7, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility
Archer Aviation, a leading electric flight company based in San Jose, California, is bringing its futuristic air taxis to Japan. The company will sell 100 of its Midnight battery-powered aircraft to Soracle, a joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo...
Oct 24, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility, Featured
The Federal Aviation Administration has formally recognized a new category of aircraft for the first time in roughly eight decades — a technology not so different from the flying cars of “The Jetsons” and “Back to the Future.” The FAA officially...
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