{"id":21659,"date":"2021-12-10T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=21659"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:00:17","slug":"how-flying-cars-and-delivery-drones-will-shape-urban-air-mobility","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/how-flying-cars-and-delivery-drones-will-shape-urban-air-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"How Flying Cars and Delivery Drones Will Shape Urban Air Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flying cars and drones for human transportation are no longer relegated to the science fiction of Blade Runner and the wildest ideas presented at tech events. Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft such as passenger carrying drones, delivery drones, and air taxis are promising a whole new urban mobility concept: air mobility.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Atkinson places VTOL in the same category with autonomous driving, another technology destined to change the future of transportation once and for all. The development of VTOL aircraft started in 1983<\/a>. There have been several massive air mobility breakthroughs along the way. Today, VTOL is predicted to bring huge changes to the passenger transportation market and urban mobility solutions development<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Predicted timeframe for commercial passenger drones<\/b>
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\nSource:
Porsche Consulting \u2013 The Future of Vertical Mobility<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The anticipated growth of the VTOL market is motivating OEMs, drone manufacturers, automakers, and technology solution providers to join the race for urban air mobility. Companies engaged in the development of VTOL technologies are focusing on various products like passenger drones, smaller drones for last-mile delivery and advertising services, flying cars, and revolutionary air vehicles. The lion\u2019s share of air mobility market leaders have already passed the conceptualization stage.<\/p>\n

Current stages of VTOL development among leading manufacturers<\/b>
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\nSource:
Deloitte Insights<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Urban air mobility will be an integral part of the transportation system<\/a> in urban areas, tackling challenges with traffic jams<\/a>, cost and space optimization, connections to rural areas, air pollution, and lethal incidents on the road.<\/p>\n

Apart from that, VTOL combined with location data services<\/a> brings even greater potential to delivery services. Just imagine buzzing swarms of drones shipping countless Amazon packages after Black Friday madness. Other commercial drone applications<\/a> include building inspections, sky-based security, and maintenance and repair services.<\/p>\n

Benefits of air transport across a range of services<\/b><\/p>\n