Our planet's transportation systems are on the cusp of a radical change to "on-demand mobility," according to several of the presenters at last week's CAFE symposium in California. "The technology push and the market pull are converging," said Bruce Holmes and Roger Parker, of AirMarkets Corp. "A large and growing market for ODM exists and is convergent with technologies for sustainability, safety, affordability and accessibility." Florian Reuter, managing director of e-volo, said his company's recent successful flight of its Volocopter design shows it's possible to achieve "revolutionary simplicity in piloting, unprecedented safety and absence of emissions." The message: Increasingly safe, autonomous aircraft driven by quiet, emissions-free propulsion systems will create new markets for urban, personal transportation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/cafe-symposium-explores-future-of-flight