Altair & Moya Aero Partner for eVTOL Development

The collaboration, established within Altair's Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP), is expected to accelerate product development and slash prototyping costs By Joe Macey / 19 Nov 2024
eVTOL aircraft by Moya Aero.
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Altair has signed a collaboration agreement with aerospace startup Moya Aero as part of Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP). 

Within the agreement, Moya Aero will leverage an array of solutions in the Altair® HyperWorks® design and simulation platform and the organizations will collaborate in the development of eVTOL and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Pietro Cervellera, Altair Senior Vice President of Aerospace and Defense, said; “The ASAP program aims to boost the development of startups in the aerospace and defense sector and gives enterprises access to our powerful technology solutions and specialized technical support and expertise. 

“Our goal is to expand Altair’s presence in Brazil and empower startups with industry-leading technology.”

Alexandre Zaramela, Moya Aero Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer, added; “Moya Aero is focused on providing an autonomous aircraft for sustainable and efficient cargo transportation. 

“Our goal is to be the market leader in high-capacity unmanned aerial vehicles and boost this type of delivery in untapped markets. Altair’s technology will help our team create safer, more reliable, and more efficient designs that increase our products’ market competitiveness.”

Moya Aero will utilize the Altair® HyperWorks® design and simulation platform to enable engineering improvements throughout the design life cycle. These tools will help the company reduce product development time, slash prototyping and testing costs, and increase efficiency of the team’s system design and analysis process.

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