Digest of Advanced Air Mobility #1 09/24/2021

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”AAM Digest #1—the Digest will be published on Fridays biweekly. This sector is a major focus of JDA {JDA link}. We were involved in the Digest articles highlighted in green; email Mike for the full story of the work. The Advanced Aerial Mobility Digest is a collated compendium of stories all aspects of this rapidly evolving market. News about Urban Aerial Mobility, an alternate name, is shared to share knowledge among all who occupy this space.”

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ASTM International to Host 2021 Symposium on Autonomy in Aviation 2nd Annual ASTM Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, at the Santa Clara Marriott in California on October 19, 2021.

Autonomy Association Chairman and President Will Chair the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Drone Safety Awareness Week for Third Year

Home (aviationweek.com) Aviation Week Network’s Aerospace Incubator Navigating Industry 4.0 Challenges and Opportunities in AAM and Aerospace IT

Textron : Bell to Showcase Nexus Air Taxi and Iconic Innovations at Smithsonian “FUTURES” Exhibition | MarketScreener

FAA Aircraft Certification

News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA (centreforaviation.com)

Vertical Says Strategic Backing and a Robust Approach to Certification Give Its eVTOL a Clear Flight Path | FutureFlight

FAA approves G-1 certification basis for Archer eVTOL; step toward FAA Type Certification

SAMAD Aerospace begins certification process of its Starling Cargo eVTOL aircraft – eVTOL Insights

FAA Operational Rules

Federal Legislative Information

Financial and Investment News

Lilium and Archer Head to Wall Street for Share Flotations | FutureFlight

Investors Back Urban Aeronautics’s Hydrogen eVTOL Plans with $10 Million Funding | FutureFlight

Ascendance Raises Capital For Atea Hybrid Electric Aircraft | FutureFlight

Foreign Commercial and Regulatory developments

Dufour Aerospace announce development cooperation for its Aero3 eVTOL aircraft with Swiss Air-Rescue Rega – eVTOL Insights

Skyports and Kencoa Aerospace announce project to implement cargo drone deliveries in South Korea – eVTOL Insights

SKYCHARGE, powered by Green Motion and Pipistrel, is the …

SkyGuardian RPAS Undertakes European Trials | Defense News: Aviation International News (ainonline.com)

New Joint Venture Will Take 150 of Volocopter’s eVTOL Aircraft for China Market | FutureFlight

Future Visions

The Future Is Here but Where Are the Flying Cars? (interestingengineering.com)

Infrastructure

We Are Disruptors | Creating a More Equitable and Sustainable Future – Telosa//Archer

Building the City of the Future

The World Needs Disruptors I did send you a copy of the NEOM proposal

While Marc Lore’s contemporaries are focused on the noble feat of racing to space, he’s focused on solving immediate issues that are much closer to home, particularly the growing wealth gap and the inequalities it generates. Funding disruptive ideas that help to solve difficult problems is one of the reasons Marc was an early investor in Archer and it’s also the reason he’s decided to build his own spaceship city – named Telosa. But how did Marc get to where he is, why is he so driven to build an entirely new city from scratch and how does Archer factor into all of this?

A Moonshot Idea Being Brought to Life

Pursuing the biggest and boldest ideas is a way of life for Marc, reflected in his track record as a successful entrepreneur, having started and sold a handful of companies before successfully bringing corporate behemoth, Walmart, into the “age of ecomm.” Marc not only enjoys thinking about moonshot ideas, he’s also demonstrated an uncanny ability to will them into existence.

“Telosa” is the ultimate moonshot. Greek for “highest purpose”, the name is a perfect representation of Marc’s intentions for this multi-decade project – creating a new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential, and becomes a blueprint for future generations. We think ideas like Telosa that are this ambitious, and grounded in intentions so innately good, deserve to be celebrated as they align closely with Archer’s mission and purpose to help create a better, more sustainable future.

Transportation Fit for the City of the Future

So what are the key features Telosa needs in its transportation modalities? Sustainability, accessibility and efficiency. Archer’s eVTOL aircraft will aim to deliver on all three fronts by providing all-electric aerial transportation that is available to Telosa’s residents and efficiently delivers commuters to their intended destinations in a fraction of the drive time it would have taken them in traffic. Archer is proud to be a key transportation partner of Telosa and plans to play an important role in the future of this, and many other, cities.

Building Telosa will be Marc’s most ambitious undertaking yet. If there’s one thing his track record indicates, it’s that we’re all set to bear witness to the realization of his most disruptive idea to date – and the world will be better for it.

Volocopter wants to bring its eVTOLs to America from Los Angeles – The Oxford Spokesman

Volocopter Partners with Urban Movement Labs of Los Angeles – sUAS News – The Business of Drones

Hyundai Partners with Urban-Air Port for 65 Air Mobility Infrastructure Hubs – TransportUP

Urban-Air Port announces development plan for 65 urban air mobility infrastructure hubs worldwide in partnership with Hyundai Motor Group (commercialdroneprofessional.com)

Urban-Air Port Wins Backing from Hyundai for Network of Ground Hubs | FutureFlight