SEPTEMBER 2018CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8SASHA RAO, PARTNER, MAYNARD COOPER & GALEnvision a world where passengers use urban air taxis called personal aerial vehicles (PAVs) to commute from their homes to their offices. They use a smart phone app to call a PAV. The PAV is a large drone that can pilot itself to the passenger's desired destination. Think this world is far-fetched? It is closer to reality than you think.The enabling technologies that will make passenger transport in large drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) a reality already are in existence. Advances in automotive technologies have been enablers for large UAVs. For example, improvements in battery technology for electric cars have applicability for use in electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft. Improvements in carbon frame technologies ECommercial interest in personal aerial vehicles is driven by the convergence of consumer and commercial demandsAerial Cities: Envisioning Urban Air MobilityIN MY VIEW
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