1、TheGeorgiaTechCenterforUrbanandRegionalAirMobility(CURAM)L a u r i e A.G a r r o wA s s o c i a t e D i r e c t o r,C U R A MS c h o o l o f C i v i l a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l E n g i n e e r i n gUrbanAirMobility(UAM)isanemergingmarketfortransportingpeopleandgoodsincitiesandregionsbyair.Will

2、berealizedbynewaircraftthatare(1)automatedorautonomous,(2)havebatteriesandelectricmotorsforpropulsion,and(3)arecapableofvertical/shorttakeoffandlanding.Willbemanagedinanetworkoperationthatinterfaceswiththeairspaceincitiesandisoptimizedforlowcosts,lowcommunitynoise,andhighlevelsofsafety.UrbanAirMobil

3、ity(UAM)DefinedCredit:NASAAscitiesbecomemorecongested,UAMoffersthevaluepropositionofsignificanttimesavingscomparedtodriving.Almosteverything!Userexperience:“Airtaxis,”goodsdeliveredondemandAircrafttechnology:ElectricVTOL(eVTOL),autonomousflightOperationsandinfrastructure:Vertiports,airspacemanagemen

4、tPublicpolicyandregulation:Cityplanning,certificationWhatIsDifferentAboutUAM?eVTOLAircraftUnderDevelopmentVolocopter30minvestment fromIntel&DaimlerJoby S4$100m investmentfromIntel,Toyota,JetBlueAuroraFlightSciences/BoeingZeeAero/KittyHawk$100m+investment fromLarryPageAirbusVahanaLilium$100minvestmen

5、t fromTencent&AtomicoPotentialU.S.UAMMarkets 2535potentialU.S.cities 50miaircraftrangeisadequateButEveryCityisDifferent!Differenturbanmorphologies,populationdistributions,localregulatoryframeworks,andairspaceconstraintsimplydifferencesinaircraftdesignandoperationalrequirementsUAMand“MobilityasaServi

6、ce”inSmartCities“On-Demand Ridesharing:The Next Commercial Aviation Market”plenary talk by Mark Moore,Director of Aviation at Uber,at the AIAA Aviation Forum 2017VIDEOBYUBER AIRhttps:/ have formed the Georgia Tech Center for Urban and Regional Air Mobility(CURAM)toserve as a focal point to integrate