Umiles Next Begins Flight-Testing eVTOL Air Taxi’s Autonomous Systems

Spanish company says vehicles like its Concept Integrity prototype could be operational by 2028.

Jonathan Welsh

Thursday, November 03, 2022 at 06:04 PM ET

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Umiles Next's Concept Integrity eVTOL recently began flight testing. {Credit: Umiles Next]

Key Takeaways:

Umiles Next successfully completed test flights of its Concept Integrity eVTOL air taxi prototype in Jaén, Spain, demonstrating autonomous takeoff, landing, and collision-avoidance systems.
The flights were part of the Uspace4UAM project, a European initiative led by Honeywell International, focused on safely integrating unmanned urban air mobility into urban settings.
Umiles Next views these tests as a significant step toward making autonomous air taxis a regular and sustainable transport option in cities by 2028.

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Umiles Next, a Spanish manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, recently completed test flights of its Concept Integrity eVTOL air taxi prototype in Jaén, Spain. The flights included tests of the vehicle’s autonomous takeoff, landing, and collision-avoidance systems.

The test was part of Uspace4UAM, an urban mobility project under a consortium headed by Honeywell International, that is aimed at integrating operations of manned and unmanned vehicles into urban settings throughout Europe.