EHang joins consortium for Europe’s Air Mobility Urban project
Autonomous aerial vehicle technology platform EHang Holdings Limited has announced its membership in Europe’s Air Mobility Urban – Large Experimental Demonstration project. The AMU-LED project was initiated by the European Union, and the consortium executing the project includes 17 prominent companies and institutions globally, including EHang, Airbus, and Boeing. Throughout 2022, EHang will perform trial operations of the EH216,...


Airspace of the Future (AoF) Consortium: 9 drone companies join to integrate drones in transportation systems
According to a press release, 9 drone and aerospace organizations in the UK have joined forces to respond to the UK Research and Innovation’s Future Flight Challenge (FFC.) The Airspace of the Future (AoF) Consortium...


AGS Airports brings together 14 companies to develop UK’s first medical delivery drone network
AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton airports, will be leading a consortium that will develop and trial of UK’s first national distribution network to use drones to transport...







Cruise and GM announces strategic relationship with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles
Cruise and General Motors on Tuesday announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their...

COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) concludes delivery test in Syracuse
The COVID-19 Humanitarian UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Response Partnership (CHURP) announced the conclusion of its latest operational phase: multi-day flight operations and evaluations of two separate use cases to prepare for potential wider-scale deployment. The partnership was formed over nine months ago by Emergent 121 Consulting and Akin Gump, LLP. The operation included collaboration among UAS, health, and public safety...

AI-Based Cyber Defenses Secure Drones
Vulnerable to hacking, drones are getting another layer of defense via an AI-based cybersecurity approach that promises to shield the flying edge devices from zero-day attacks. SparkCognition, an industrial AI specialist, said this week the SkyGrid unit it formed with Boeing Co. has developed and AI-based cyber defense for drones that would detect attacks during flights, allowing operators to intercept hacked vehicles. The cyber AI...




