Urban-Air Portfirst demostratedAirOne in 2022 in the UK.
Now, the vertiport is commercially available.
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AirOne features modulars stations with integrated digital systems.
The vertiport will also use LGs data-driven management systems and AI-powered technologies.
The company plans to deliver over 200 vertiports across the globe in the next five years.
Electric VTOLs, in particular, can also help reduce carbon emissions in cities.
The UKs aviation regulator has beeninvestigating waysto adopt the technology and enable future operations.
Nevertheless, challenges such as safety, cost, and VTOL standardisation still persist.
It remains to be seen whether AirOne will pave the way forward.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
