29 Jul 2022

Meet the V.MO – Volkswagen Group China Unveils State-of-the-Art Passenger Drone Prototype

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74539"] source: Volkswagen AG Volkswagen Group China unveils the first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype – the V.MO. The final version of the fully electric and automated eVTOL could eventually carry four passengers plus luggage over a distance of up to 200km. Urban air mobility is set to become a key market segment and the Group’s Vertical Mobility project in China is developing a new premium mobility ...
Fri, Jul 29 , 2022 Bill
29 Jul 2020

Audi Uses Drones to Locate Vehicles at Neckarsulm Site

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49941"] source: Audi AG Drone flies over parked vehicles autonomously Exact vehicle locating with drone, GPS, and RFID technology Project manager Steffen Conrad: “The fast locating of the vehicles creates even higher process quality and is a further stepping stone on the path to digital production.” Audi is using a specially developed drone system to locate vehicles that are ready for dispatch at the Neckarsulm site. ...
Wed, Jul 29 , 2020 Bill
27 Nov 2018

Audi, Airbus And Italdesign Test Flying Taxi Concept

source: Audi AG Modular “Pop.Up Next” model flies and drives at Amsterdam Drone Week Board member for sourcing and IT, Dr. Bernd Martens: “Flying taxis are on the way” Audi and Airbus test on-demand service with helicopters in South America At Drone Week in Amsterdam Audi, Airbus and Italdesign are presenting for the first time a flying and driving prototype of “Pop.Up Next”. This innovative concept for a flying taxi combines a self-driving electric c...
Tue, Nov 27 , 2018 Bill
7 Mar 2018

Audi, Italdesign and Airbus Combine Self-Driving Car and Passenger Drone

source: Audi AG Pop.Up Next – a modular concept to solve traffic problems in cities Board Member for Procurement, Dr. Bernd Martens: “A vision that could permanently change urban life” The study employs lightweight construction, a 49-inch screen, facial recognition and eye-tracking At the Geneva Autosalon from 8 to 18 March, Audi, Italdesign and Airbus are presenting “Pop.Up Next”, an entirely electric, fully automatic concept for horizontal and vertical mobil...
Wed, Mar 07 , 2018 Bill