Recently, Airbus demonstrated its own vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) electric autonomous aircraft. The project's vehicle is called “Vahana†and the company aims to complete the full-scale prototype flight by the end of 2017 and begin production by 2020.
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The arrival of electric and self-driving aircraft may be faster than you think. Competition is a great accelerator for bringing technology to market, and there seems to be no such company in this new field. Earlier this year, Alphabet CEO LarryPage invested more than $100 million in two startups to develop and design their own electric aircraft.
Now that Airbus has joined the competition, the company has demonstrated its own vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) electric autonomous aircraft. The project is called "Vahana" and was developed by Airbus's A3 subsidiary in Silicon Valley. A3CEORodinLyasoff was once an engineer in Zee Aero's design aviation flight and simulation software. The company is also an electric aircraft start-up for Page.
Lyasoff briefly describes this concept in a blog post:
“The aircraft we built do not have a runway, can be driven automatically, and can automatically detect obstacle avoidance and other aircraft. The aircraft will be designed to carry a passenger or cargo. Our goal is to make it a certified pilotless aircraft. ""
They have a very aggressive production schedule with the goal of completing a full-scale prototype flight by the end of 2017 and starting production by 2020.
Lyasoff sees several technical trends on electric and autonomous aircraft in the near future:
Battery safety and energy density are now sufficient for onboard applications.
The use of low-cost, reliable avionics will become more widespread, affecting the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for decades.
Mature obstacle detection and obstacle avoidance techniques allow the aircraft to take off and land safely and provide reliable collision avoidance during flight.
Recent advances in automated composite manufacturing and assembly have shown that small, light vehicles can be mass produced, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional aeronautical methods.
A3 claims to have completed the design of “Vahana†and has developed and produced many key subsystems. They are hiring more talent to achieve this concept faster.
The company believes that this concept is used in what they call a "vertical city" with a predetermined flight path that is designed for autonomous aircraft carrying passengers and is actually an almost self-propelled electric taxi service.
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