Airbus Leads German Push for Urban Air Mobility
In southern Germany, a broad coalition of industry, academia, and public-sector partners has launched an ambitious effort to accelerate the…
Tackling the Collaborative Paradox in Multi‑Agent Learning
Multi‑agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has emerged as a powerful approach for coordinating autonomous systems in complex environments, from robotic assembly…
Drone Delivery Mishap Cuts Power to Thousands
Thousands of residents in Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, experienced an unexpected blackout after a food delivery drone collided with…
Archer’s Electric Air Taxi Prepares for Los Angeles Launch
In Southern California’s sprawling urban landscape, a new chapter in transportation is taking shape above the gridlocked freeways. Archer, a…
6G Airborne Networks Poised to Transform Urban Air Mobility
The rapid evolution of mobile networks, from the analog Total Access Communication Systems of the 1980s to today’s application-centric 5G,…
EHang Advances Toward Chinese Certification of Autonomous Air Taxi
EHang, the China-based developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has outlined its plan to secure type certification…
Enercomp Secures Funding to Expand Drone Solutions
Enercomp, a young but fast-growing drone manufacturing and services company, has secured an angel investment of $203,500 from venture capital…
Archer Aviation’s XR Debut of Electric Air Taxi
Archer Aviation has taken a significant step toward its vision of urban air mobility with the unveiling of its first…
United Airlines Advances eVTOL Commuter Flights in Chicago
United Airlines is preparing to introduce Chicago’s first commercial electric air taxi service, partnering with Archer Aviation to deploy the…
Perseverance Rover Explores Ancient Martian Delta
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is engaged in one of the most ambitious planetary science missions to date, tasked with…
Wingcopter Secures Funding to Scale Global Drone Logistics
Darmstadt-based Wingcopter, a developer, manufacturer, and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian use, has secured €18 million…
Uber Transfers Elevate Air Taxi Unit to Joby Aviation
Uber Technologies has divested its aerial ridesharing division, Elevate, to Joby Aviation, marking the end of its most ambitious experimental…
Global Lessons for India’s Drone Traffic Management
In June 2020, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released its draft Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020, outlining plans…