Urban-Air Port and Hyundai to develop 65 UAM airports
UK startup Urban-Air Port has revealed plans to develop 65 electric urban-air ports worldwide, in partnership with the Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group.
The partnership aims to meet growing demand for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles such as electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and autonomous drones. This initial development will form part of Urban-Air Port’s wider plan to build 200 sites globally in the next five years.
Companies such as Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace have all made large investments into the development of eVTOL vehicles, but lack of supporting infrastructure has been recognised as a significant barrier to market growth.
Supported by the UKRI Future Flight Challenge, Urban Air-Port’s goal is to establish this global infrastructure to ‘make clean urban air travel a reality’. Its first fully operational urban-air port, named Air-One, will be unveiled in Coventry next year.
“The sector is soaring and we know that a future with electric flying vehicles and drones in cities is going to be a reality soon,” said Ricky Sandhu, founder and executive chairman of Urban-Air Port.
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