Vehicle Concepts & Development News & Articles

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Former JOSC Commander Lt. Gen. Scott Howell Joins Joby Advisory Board

Joby Aviation Inc., has announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. (ret) Scott Howell, former Commander of the Joint Special Operations...

Jan 12, 2023
LCI and Elroy Sign Agreement for 40 Chaparral VTOL Aircraft

LCI, part of Libra Group, has signed an agreement with Elroy Air to purchase up to 40 Chaparral VTOL aircraft...

Jan 11, 2023
FAA and Korea Collaborate on AAM Development

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an agreement with the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) to partner on...

Jan 10, 2023
SkyDrive’s New CDO to Accelerate Development of eVTOL Aircraft

SkyDrive Inc., a Japanese eVTOL maker, has announced former Volocopter Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Arnaud Coville as its new Chief...

Jan 10, 2023
Jetson Welcomes New Pilot for eVTOL Testing Program

Lexie Janson has joined Jetson at its newly renovated R&D facility in Arezzo, Tuscany, with the former flying car racing...

Jan 10, 2023
Stellantis to Mass Produce Archer’s eVTOL Aircraft

Stellantis has agreed to manufacture Archer Aviation’s eVTOL aircraft, Midnight, and will provide up to $150 million to accelerate production....

Jan 05, 2023
Supernal Collaborates with Microsoft to Advance Technology for AAM

Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to advance autonomy, digital operations, and cloud integration technologies for...

Jan 04, 2023
eVTOL Ion Propulsion Drone Completes Test Flight

Florida-based Undefined Technologies has announced a successful test flight for its eVTOL ion propulsion drone Silent Ventus with the aircraft...

Jan 04, 2023
Partnership Formed to Deploy Wisk eVTOL Air Taxis in Australia

Wisk Aero, developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., has announced a partnership with the Council of...

Dec 19, 2022
New Project to Deploy EHang AAVs for Sightseeing Tours in China

EHang has received an initial purchase order for five EH216 AAVs from Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development LLC with...

Dec 19, 2022
Hyundai Plans AAM Ecosystem in Indonesia

Hyundai and Nusantara Capital City Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to introduce an Advanced...

Nov 29, 2022
Partnership Formed to Explore VTOL Maintenance Solutions

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Ascendance Flight Technologies have announced the signing of a...

Oct 23, 2022
First Flight of Rhaegal Cargo UAV with Record 829-pound Payload

Sabrewing’s RH-1-A Rhaegal VTOL air cargo drone has achieved its first hover flight while lifting a record-setting payload. This pre-production...

Oct 17, 2022
Archer to Unveil Production eVTOL Aircraft in November

Archer Aviation plans to unveil Midnight, the company’s first production eVTOL aircraft, at an Open House event on November 16,...

Oct 14, 2022
XPENG X2 Flying Car Completes First Public Flight

Asian eVTOL developer XPENG AEROHT has conducted the first flight of its XPENG X2 electric flying car in Dubai. It the...

Oct 13, 2022
Wisk Unveils 6th Generation Four-Seat eVTOL Air Taxi

Wisk Aero has revealed the world’s first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. As Wisk’s go-to-market...

Oct 04, 2022
Initial Testing Confirms Lift and Drag Projections for Blainjett’s Novel Hemi-rotor Aero Concept

Initial testing of Blainjett Aviation’s hemi-rotor aerodynamic concept has confirmed its potential to deliver faster, more efficient performance in VTOL...

Sep 29, 2022
UMILES Next’s eVTOL Air Taxi Prototype Completes European Flight Tests

UMILES Next’s Concept Integrity air taxi, equipped with TECNALIA’s FlyFree technology, has completed successful test flights in Toulouse, taking off...

Sep 29, 2022
Vertical Aerospace Completes First Airborne Test of VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace has completed the first airborne test of its VX4 electrical vertical take-off and landing aircraft. It is believed...

Sep 28, 2022