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ESR Cayman Limited, an APAC-focused logistics real estate platform, announced a ground-breaking collaboration with VRCO to design and demonstrate the world’s first cargo drone logistics facility at ESR Higashi Ogishima Distribution Centre, strategically located in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Continue reading
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German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city of Singapore. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Volocopter plans to make air taxi services a reality in the Southeast Asian city-state within the next three years. Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with global software, mobility and telecoms companies to create a smart city hub that will allow real-world testing of connected technology where self-driving vehicles share the streets with cars, pedestrians and cyclists. Continue reading
Flying taxis and skyports could become a reality over the next 20 years, according to Shin Jaiwon, Hyundai Motor Group‘s executive vice president and head of the newly established Urban Air Mobility division.
AirCar (V5), the latest generation flying car developed by KleinVision that transforms from road vehicle into air vehicle in less than 3-minutes, has just completed maiden airport flight tests. Continue reading
SK Telecom has teamed up with Uber to launch a new joint venture in the taxi market in South Korea that will also look ahead to future mobility technologies, such as flying cars. Continue reading
Vertical Aerospace has received investment from the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, to fund the development of a smart charger for their electric aircraft. The charger will increase Vertical’s in-flight performance and safety for their recently unveiled passenger model, VA-1X. Continue reading
Geely, the Chinese car manufacturer’s latest vehicle is an electric drone. The X-Chimera 25 is built by Chinese drone maker AOSSCI. The start-up recently merged with US-based flying car developer Terrafugia, which Geely acquired in 2017 The resulting joint venture, known as Aerofugia, hopes to eventually introduce a hybrid car that travels on the road and flies like a plane. Continue reading