Urban air mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter and SITA, self-described as an information technology (IT) provider to the air transport industry, announced today they have formed a partnership to develop operational infrastructure. Volocopter’s developmental VoloCity electric air taxi is designed to operate in high-density cities, where passengers could hail a flight from one of multiple “vertiports.”
What the heck is a, “… holistic ecosystem approach?” I saw nothing about diversity, equity and inclusion mentioned in their business model … what gives? Well … at least it’s “a seamless smarter approach to air travel.” I guess that’s as opposed to a rough dumber approach??
Wow! I’m impressed. I’ll be househunting in a couple of years. I can’t wait to move into one of their auctioned-off-at-pennies-on-the-dollar “Vertiport” buildings. But only assuming their business model will serve suburbs as well, and they build facilities to do so. Because Location Location Location and thus the “urbanism” dead end is not gonna work.
As soon as they say “infrastructure” then the whole purpose of point-to-point user defined flight evaporates. What’s the point if flights are only to places that are not your destination?