Paterotech

01/13/2024

Can/should we anticipate urban air taxi implementation by summer at the Paris Olympics?

Here’s a look at what’s very likely, less likely, what’s a coin toss and what some of the wild cards are that may show up in the eVTOL hand during the year ahead, from a select group of industry experts.

01/11/2024

60K households; slated to receive increased drone capability. 3 to 5 minute 'last minute grocery' run.

Drone deliveries taking hold in Dallas area.

01/11/2024

Hyundai Motor Group-backed Supernal: four-passenger S-A2 air taxi. 125 mph at 1,500 feet.

Supernal, the automaker’s advanced air mobility (AAM) subsidiary, revealed the new design as CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

12/01/2023

Swarming to efficiency and effectiveness. FAA approves...

It would appear drone swarms have come to civil aviation with the FAA’s granting of a waiver to an Israeli company. According to DroneDJ, the FAA is allowing Percepto to fly up to 30 drones under the control of a single pilot beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The company specializes in infrastr...

08/24/2023

66lbs, 18mins at 45mph...DJI enters the [largely] untapped market of drove delivery. Last tactical mile [arguably] just got smaller.

see picture below: winch on the left and box carrying on the right

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08/17/2023

Revolutionary advancement of med supply delivery in Ireland is now a reality.

Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery unit, has begun rolling out medical supply deliveries in Europe using its drones.

08/03/2023

Introducing [the] 'Pelican'.

Pelican Spray is an autonomous electric aircraft designed for complex agricultural operations on farms. The aircraft combines best in class payload capacity,...

08/03/2023

The Pelican night flying use case.

Pyka, maker of the Pelican Spray, a fully autonomous and 100% electric agricultural aerial application aircraft, secured the first ever regulatory approval t...

05/02/2023

Stepping to the future. Urban air taxi shuttles. "...Joby Aviation...has signed a long-term supply agreement with Toyota...to support mass production of electric passenger aircraft in the US".

eVTOL developer Joby Aviation announced it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to support a mutual...

04/27/2023

"...40 acres in an hour...200lbs of cargo spray".

U.S.-based developer of the Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing systems bring new tool for crop care across the country.

03/04/2023

Assessing plant health -- using ..."sophisticated and cost-effective drone technology to gather season-long images of growing crops."

Drones are an increasingly familiar technology finding a wide range of uses. In agriculture drones are dramatically increasing a farmer's ability to track the growth of crops, monitor pests, and identify nutrient deficiencies. All this information can then guide key crop management decisions.

02/11/2023

Airbus and Boeing (nearly 1/2 $B) bet BIG on urban/autonomous air taxi vehicle and service.

Airbus and Boeing reiterated their belief in autonomous air taxi service, asserting pilotless eVTOL aircraft will be more predictable, safer and less costly to operate.