Embraer’s new EmbraerX eVTOL concept is accessible, autonomous and courteous Post a Comment <p>Short-distance commuter air travel has come a long way in the past few years – at least when it comes to concepts. The latest vision of how we’ll get around in the city skies of the (near?) future from Embraer evolves some of what we’ve already seen, and highlights a few things that make clear where it’s focusing its priorities – namely, on community adoption and acceptance.</p> <p>The concept created by EmbraerX, which is aircraft maker Embraer’s market acceleration and innovation arm, features electric power, as well as vertical take-off and landing (the ‘eVTOL’ piece of the puzzle). Its optimized for a ride sharing model, and is focused on “user experience” as well as “making the aircraft easily accessible to everyone,” according to the company.</p> <p>It includes redundant flight systems for safety, as well as an intentional effort to reduce overall noise output with an eight rotor system that distributes lift across the span of the vehicle’s body. The introductory video highlights how the concept vehicle can accommodate passengers who user wheelchairs, and there’s both fly-by-wire control for today, as well as all the technology on board needed for autonomous operation once the tech is ready.</p> <p><img alt="" class="breakout alignnone size-full wp-image-1840474" height="674" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg" srcset="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg 2008w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg?resize=150,99 150w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg?resize=680,448 680w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/infographic.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" width="1024" /></p> <p>No word on target timelines for bringing these to the actual skies, but this looks a lot more technically feasible when compared to existing aircraft, beyond maybe an electric drivetrain that can provide the kind of lift needed for transporting what looks like up to four passengers and doing so reliably and consistently.</p> <p><img alt="" class="breakout alignnone size-full wp-image-1840468" height="576" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg" srcset="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eVTOL-Paris_1920x1080.jpg?resize=50,28 50w" width="1024" /></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/uber-elevate-2019"><img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/uber-elevate-summit-2019-banner1.png" /></a></p> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/11/embraers-new-embraerx-evtol-concept-is-accessible-autonomous-and-courteous/">Read More</a> Share : You may like these posts :'Near miss' prompts UK drone warningLizard 'skin funnel' copied in labWarming threat to England's curlewsLiquid faeces food 'curing C. diff' Post a Comment for "Embraer’s new EmbraerX eVTOL concept is accessible, autonomous and courteous"
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