Volocopter has taken a new step in its plan to enter the American market. The German company that is pursuing the development of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) to revolutionize mobility; urban, has announced an agreement with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to evaluate the possibility; of a future implementation of UAM (Uban Air Mobility) services within the city & agrave; of Los Angeles . In practice we will evaluate; how to introduce air transport services within the city and the benefits they will bring on the mobility front.
The eVTOL sector & egrave; particularly dynamic in recent times with different realities; who are working on aircraft that will have to provide short-haul passenger or freight transport services that on paper will make it possible to lighten the traffic of large cities; now congested. Some car manufacturers such as Hyundai and Stellantis are also interested in this sector and are investing in it directly or through specific partnerships.
Returning to Volocopter, the family of aircraft designed to offer UAM services includes VoloCity, a sort of flying taxi capable of making short journeys within the city, the VoloDrone , designed for the transport of goods and the VoloConnect, always developed for the transport of people but over distances a little bit; more long, to connect, for example, the peripheral areas with the center.
The company & agrave; it is also developing physical and digital infrastructures to create an ecosystem that can be easily integrated into cities. Volocopter lancer & agrave; its UAM services in the next 2-3 years after obtaining the final certification by EASA. Simultaneous certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow; Volocopter to bring its services to the United States shortly thereafter. Cooperation with UML in Los Angeles will facilitate this entry into the market.
The company & agrave; recently demonstrated its progress at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where Volocopter conducted the first public flight of a manned eVTOL in the United States.
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