Vertical Picks Near Earth To Bring Autonomy To Valo eVTOL

Art credit: Vertical Aerospace Caption: Vertical plans an autonomous and hybrid-electric version of the Valo eVTOL air taxi

Vertical plans an autonomous and hybrid-electric version of the Valo eVTOL air taxi.

Credit: Vertical Aerospace
The UK’s Vertical Aerospace has selected Near Earth Autonomy to adapt its planned Valo electric air taxi for autonomous operation in defense applications near term, with a road map to commercial passenger operations in the longer term. Near Earth’s certifiable autonomous flight system is designed to...
Graham Warwick

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