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Just over 250 teams consisting of small firms and universities have been chosen to work on various technologies to support eVTOL aircraft development.

The platform to be developed by the two companies will run on Microsoft Azure to manage Volocopter's emerging urban air mobility ecosystem.

Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer EHang will be one of the main beneficiaries of a decision by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Pal-V's recent approval for road operation of its Liberty flying car is the culmination of years of drive and flight testing of prototypes, the company said.

The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) Consortium will promote the introduction of zero and reduced carbon aircraft.

The UK's Aerospace Technology Institute is preparing to consider a fresh round of applications for R&D funding from smaller aviation businesses.

The Danish emergency response and healthcare group is already employing drones to support operations worldwide.

The company's leader said the partners necessary to begin the service continue to make progress despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

The November 2 event will provide a forum for developers of these aircraft to address how gaps in consensus safety standards are now being filled.

The Italian light aircraft manufacturer says it already has letters of intent from several airlines for the all-electric P-Volt.

Jaunt Air Mobility announced a new venture called Access Skyways, which includes Jaunt, PS&S, and Price Systems.

Safety, noise, and economics will challenge urban air mobility infrastructure development, panelists at Invest in Bavaria's UAM 2020 Conference note.

Honeywell's role in the Slovenian company's UAS and eVTOL programs represents one of the first projects for its new UAS/UAM business unit.

FEV Consulting's Denis Heckmann focused on challenges facing Dubai's plans for urban air mobility.

The Europe-based transportation consultancy sees the urban air mobility market being worth $90 billion over the next 30 years.

The Cassio technology demonstrator will visit 10 cities all around France to show local business and political leaders its potential.

In a conference this month, Uber Elevate's head of engineering seemed to temper expectations regarding the pace and scale of its plans to launch urban air mobility services.

Pamela Cohn, COO of Hyundai's new Urban Air Mobility Division, addressed questions posed by the Roland Berger consultancy.

Aerion envisages eSTOL and eVTOL aircraft transporting passengers to and from its long-range AS2 supersonic jet, which is set to enter service in 2027.

The new Western States Hydrogen Alliance is pushing for increased use of hydrogen fuel cells for multiple modes of transporation, including aviation.