Aviation & Aerospace - , Beijing Shi, China
AlphaSkye is developing an autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform designed to dock with a 1-Meter Class vehicle, creating a true door-to-door air mobility solution. It will use a similar autonomous-vehicle technology to self-driving cars, significantly reducing the opportunity for operator error. It will also make use of an electric propulsion system with zero operational emissions and be quiet enough to operate in cities. On-demand aviation has the potential to radically improve urban mobility, greatly reducing the time for daily commutes and emergency response. Just as skyscrapers allowed cities like Hong Kong to make use of limited land, efficient urban air transportation will use the 3-dimensional airspace to further reduce transportation congestion on the ground. AlphaSkye is part of that solution.