Nearly three-quarters of the 4,000 people who were polled in six major European cities say they are prepared to try out urban air mobility (UAM) services such as air taxis or drone deliveries, according to a survey conducted for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
However, survey respondents also said that they have concerns about safety, security and noise associated with UAM vehicles, as well as about their effects on wildlife.
UAM is broadly defined as a new air transportation system to be used in urban areas to move passengers and cargo. EASA said in its Study on the Societal Acceptance of Urban Air Mobility in Europe, issued today (May 19), that UAM is likely to be deployed in Europe in three to five years, made possible by enhanced battery technologies and the development of electric propulsion for vertical takeoffs and landings. The first services are likely to involve the delivery of goods and the transportation of passengers; in the earl…
