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Drone taxis might soon be flying in cities around the world: report By Jim Magill Drone taxis might soon be introduced in a city near you, according to a recent Markets and Markets report. The global market for drone taxis is expected to grow from an estimated $74 million in …

The appetite for investment in the air taxi or urban air mobility sector continues to grow, as new Volocopter funding indicates. Volocopter, one of the first working air taxis – and the only company to receive Design Organization Approval (DOA) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – has …

Source: Lilium Munich-based aviation startup Lilium is soaring higher today with a funding boost of $240 million. The internal funding round is led by Tencent, with Atomico, Freigeist and LGT participating. The funding will fuel Lilium’s development and production of the Lilium Jet, an all-electric, VTOL passenger drone . According …

Joby Aviation, pioneers in electric propulsion aircraft, have just received another massive funding round to make their vision of urban air mobility (UAM) – drone taxis – a reality. Urban Air Mobility is a big topic, and there are a lot of players in the space.  There are a variety …

© Brandlab / Skyports / Volocopter / GRAFT Urban air mobility (UAM) is more than just a cool idea.  At drone conferences around the world, UAM is a hot topic as both regulators and communities seek for a way to address an increasingly significant urban problem: traffic.  For many cities …

This week at AUVSI’s Xponential, Textron company Bell Helicopters showed off a prototype of an urban air mobility vehicle – a drone taxi – and we’d ride in one without hesitation. First introduced at this year’s consumer electronics show (CES), the BellNexus is definitely in the prototype stage, although staff …

  Audi and Airbus took center stage this week at Amsterdam Drone Week, showing off their concept of modular drone taxis with live demos. DRONELIFE at Amsterdam Drone Week, Airbus Prototype Modular Drone Taxi   Amsterdam Drone Week has had a heavy focus on smart cities and smart mobility, exploring …

EHANG 184 When Chinese drone producer Ehang launched their Ehang 184 passenger drone at CES in 2015, it definitely acquired a number of consideration.  But when business watchers identified that no person had truly seen one fly but – and that rules at the very least on this nation had …