The world of drone-taxis at a conference. Where is it? Not in Cupertino but in the capital chosen as the location for the seventh edition of the “Rome Drone Conference 2021”, a reference event in the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) sector, which will take place on November 18 at the European University of Rome.
We are talking about large multirotor drones, with electric propulsion and vertical take-off and landing, capable of embarking from two to four people with pilot on board or autonomous. There are numerous models under development, such as “Volocity” by the German company Volocopter (which will be presented at Fiumicino airport tomorrow 27 October), “EH216” by Chinese EHang, “S2” by Californian Joby Aviation, “VA-X4 ”Of the British Vertical Aerospace,“ One ”of the Swedish Jetson and“ Lilium Jet ”of the German Lilium. The first projects have also started in Italy, such as the “Manta ANN2” of the Italian-Swiss Manta Aircraft, which will be presented in mid-November at the Dubai Airshow.
During the Roman event, the technological and commercial perspectives of these brand new “eVTOL” (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft and their use in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will be explored with the participation of the leading Italian experts in this sector. In fact, the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) will participate in this summit, which will illustrate the 2021-30 National Strategic Plan on Advanced Air Mobility, and the air traffic management company ENAV with the subsidiary D-Flight, engaged in make the coexistence of piloted and autonomous aircraft in the same airspace possible and safe.
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