Important Innovations Collection

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane AI PICKS MUSIC HITS WITH NEAR 100% ACCURACY                                                       Source:  Stock AI can identify a hit song with 97.2% accuracy, according to new scientific research The researchers, from California-based Claremont Graduate University, believe the technology can be used to predict what TV shows, movies and even soc...

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane HOT FLYING TAXI FROM JOBY AVIATION                                                                               Source:  Joby Aviation California-based Joby Aviation, in its early May message to shareholders about Q1 2023, said that it will launch commercial operations of...

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane COULD 2024 BE THE YEAR FOR FLYING TAXIS?                                                  Source:  Volocopter 2024 looks like it could be the take-off year for flying taxis eVTOL flying taxi company Volocopter, based in Germany, says it intends to start commercial flights with its Volocity all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing flying taxi in 2024 Volocopte...

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MINI'S WITH SMART DIGITAL ASSISTANT SPIKE                                                            Source:  Mini with Spike Personal Assistant Mini, the iconic British car brand now owned by BMW, is going smart with a new, digital assistant onboard called Spike Spike will debut at the upcoming Shanghai Auto Show in the cockpit of ...

    DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 1 OF WORLD'S 1ST COMMERCIAL FLYING TAXI DEALS                                                                      Source:  AutoFlight Singapore-based advanced air mobility provider EVFLY has just purchased 205 eVTOLS (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) from AutoFlight to start passenger & cargo flights Thi...

                            DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                      By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane DORONI H1 e-VTOL SUCCESSFULLY FLIES                                                                    Source:  Doroni Aerospace Pompano Beach, Florida based Doroni Aerospace has successfully completed test flights of its new eVTOL personal "flying car", Doroni H1 H1 is a 2-seat, personal, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft designed to fly above city traffic and significantly cut the commuting time Charging time is 15 to 20 minutes Range on a charge is 60 miles Top speed is 140 mph Dimensions...

WORLD'S LONGEST RANGE eVTOL                                           Source:  AMSL Aero's Vertiia Australian startup AMSL Aero's new eVTOL, Vertiia, is powered on hydrogen & is designed to deliver 620 miles of range  The projected range is the longest, thus far, in the eVTOL global industry The Sydney, Australia company has just started test flights on Vertiia The 1st, remote-controlled test flight on a tethered, full scale demonstrator prototype was a success The electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicle can fly 155 miles on its electric batteries and 621 miles with its hydrogen fuel cell powertrain It has 8 sets of motors and propellers on its box wing design for maximum aerodynamic efficiency Vertiia can carry a pilot and 4 passengers Wingspan is 23 feet, which should enable it to be part of urban aerial mobility Expected to go into service ...

  WORLD'S FASTEST eVTOL                                             Source:  Alauda The world's fastest eVTOL, Airspeeder MK-4, has just been unveiled by Alauda Aeronautics of south Australia The all-electric, vertical take-off and landing vehicle can hit speeds of 225 mph and will be used for flying car racing It accelerates from 0 to 225 mph in just 30 seconds The MK-4 is crewed and operated by a solo pilot It is powered by a 1,340 hp Thunderstruck Hydrogen Turbogenerator connected to electric motors on the wings Range on a charge is 180 miles Artificial intelligence (AI) flight controller adjusts the 4 rotor pairs, mounted on the vehicle, for optimized precision steering Extensive, crewed testing starts this quarter, Q1 2023 Remote-control pilots successfully raced Airspeeder in October 2023 Alauda is creating an eVTOL racing circuit with f irst ...

 Big Competition for $49 Billion Helicopter Industry                                                                                Source:  AIR AIR's Flying Taxis 200 companies around the world are developing eVTOLs that could prove to be big disruptors of the $49 billion helicopter industry. Flying taxi company AIR is a primary example with impressive tech: Israel and California based AIR has developed a powerful, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) with a multi-market focus, including displacing helicopters as transit to and from yachts AIR is partnering with the non-profit International SeaKeepers Society to build an air taxi business within the yachting community to ferry passengers, cargo and supplies back and forth betwee...