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Italy’s First Vertiport – DRONELIFE

First Vertiport in Italy Deployed at Fiumicino Airport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This morning, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Volocopter, UrbanV, and Atlantia completed Italy’s first crewed eVTOL public test flight during the presentation of the country’s first advanced air mobility (AAM) testing vertiport. Continue reading below, or …

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VoloConnect First Flight eVTOL Passenger Aircraft

Volocopter’s VoloConnect Aircraft Completes First Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The UP.Summit saw urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announce that its VoloConnect fixed-winged passenger aircraft completed its first flight this past May, making Volocopter the world’s first and only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) …

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VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud – DRONELIFE

Volocopter and Microsoft Collaborate on VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud Project by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter announced today a strategic collaboration with Microsoft on the development of an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure in order to meet growing cloud computing requirements for eVTOLs, …

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When Will We See Passenger Drones? Volocopter CEO Florian Re…

Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter took the floor at Amsterdam Drone Week, the EASA High Level Conference on Drones, to discuss bringing urban air mobility to life and to answer the big question: when will we see passenger drones take flight? “We’re at the start of a transformation of the way …

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Voloopter Raises $170 Million in Series E Funding

Volocopter Raises $170M in First Signing of Series E Financing Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter has secured USD 170 million in the initial signing of its Series E funding round, with a pre-money valuation of USD 1.7 billion. Led by South Korean investor …

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Volocopter in Singapore Value of Urban Air Mobility

Volocopter Expects to Generate SGD 4.18 Billion for Singapore by 2030 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter released its Singapore Roadmap, which revealed that the company expects to deliver SGD 4.18 billion in cumulative economic benefits to Singapore by 2030. According to …

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Urban Air Mobility in Korea: Volocopter’s Test Flight

Urban air mobility in Korea takes flight: Volocopter Conducts South Korea’s First Crewed Public Air Taxi Test Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Volocopter, the German leader in urban air mobility (UAM), has concluded the first test flight of its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. The event …

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Volocopter’s VoloDrone Electric Heavy Lift Aircraft

© Volocopter Volocopter’s VoloDrone Successfully Completes First Public Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today at ITS Hamburg 2021, Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift VoloDrone completed its first public flight. Alongside international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter, the urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, showcased VoloDrone’s seamless integration into the logistics …

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Drone Taxi: Lilium Soars with $240 Funding Round

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 …

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