Imagine a cleaner, faster and affordable transportation alternative for people living in congested urban areas. While this might sound like the same pitch made by dozens of other companies, Detroit-based Aviation Experience Technologies (ASX) just announced a campaign to raise seed money for full-scale eVTOL development, testing, and certification of an electric vertical takeoff and landing tilt-wing (eVTOL) aircraft affectionately dubbed MOBi-One. The effort will support Uber Technologies Urban Air Mobility program, UberAir and aims to produce and operate fleets of safe and reliable aircraft that will make smart cities even smarter, vastly reduce commute times and all while producing zero operational emissions .
ASX Launches Seed Funding Effort to Build Urban eVTOL
Key Takeaways:
- Detroit-based Aviation Experience Technologies (ASX) is developing MOBi-One, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to offer a cleaner, faster, and more affordable urban air mobility solution.
- ASX is seeking seed funding to advance full-scale prototype development, acquire EV technology, and initiate FAA certification for MOBi-One, building on successful subscale flight tests.
- The MOBi-One aims to drastically reduce commute times with zero operational emissions, with plans for cargo service by 2023 and passenger service by 2024, supporting programs like UberAir.
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