Ever Upwards for Air Mobility Grand Challenge

摘要

SPACE ACT Agreements have been signed by NASA's Advanced Air Mobility project with 17 companies in the aviation industry to advance plans for the first in a series of technology demonstrations known as the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge. Objectives are to test the capabilities and readiness of air vehicles and systems that could revolutionise mobility in and around densely populated metropolitan areas. Once fully implemented, UAM will provide a safe and efficient system for passenger and cargo air transportation and could include small package delivery systems within dense urban areas, personal taxi service by air, air medical services and cargo delivery. Each company with an agreement intends to develop and/or operate air vehicles or airspace management services within the larger UAM ecosystem. Grand Challenge will also help ensure public safety by informing requirements for UAM operations and formalising best practices to enable the development of regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration.