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Urban Air Mobility in Korea Smart Geo Expo
Two years ago, in November of 2020, the Mayor of Seoul took a ride in an EHang 216. The autonomous test flight was launched over the densely populated city of Seoul, under a “Special Certificate of Airworthiness,” the first ever granted in Korea to a passenger-grade AAV.
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The flight marked the first trial flight after the Korea government announced the “Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Roadmap” in June 2020, projecting that commercial passenger drone services would be available as soon as 2023. One year later, in November of 2021, Volocopter launched their first crewed test flight in Seoul, with Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter stating: “With MOLIT’s comprehensive K-UAM roadmap, South Korea is well positioned to achieve the goal of commercializing UAM by 2025.”
It’s a short time frame. But as the impressive display of scale models, full-size aircraft, flight simulators, and more on display at this week’s Smart Geo…
Source: dronelife.com
