Urban Air Mobility, eVTOL and ATC - HD Video Interview with Yannick Assouad PhD, EVP Avionics, Thales

Dark/Light Mode (13/11/23)  It is easy to get carried away when thinking about the future of urban air mobility (UAM), and whilst much of the technology required already exists, there are still plenty of hurdles - mainly logistics and statutory - to overcome.

Yannick Assouad PhD, Executive Vice President, Avionics at Thales

In certain parts of the world drones are already being used to transport cargo and it does not require much imagination to believe that in the not too distant future flying taxis could well become a realistic option. From there, perhaps one day some of us, our children or grand children, may even have an eVTOL in the driveway.

At the recent APG World Connect airline conference in Monaco, France the subject of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, UAM and air traffic management (ATM) was discussed.

During the very interesting session, Yannick Assouad PhD, Executive Vice President, Avionics at Thales, said that for the sector to achieve the goal of 1.5 Euros per kilometre per passenger, eVTOLs will have to be pilotless and that air traffic control (ATC) will have to be completely automated and voiceless.

To learn more about the role Thales is playing in the development of UAM and to discuss the topic in more detail, Steven Howard of Travel News Asia sat down with Yannick Assouad to ask those questions and more.

In this interview, filmed on 2 November 2023, Steven asks why APG World Connect is so important to Thales and how it differs from other events in the industry.

Yannick shares her thoughts on how UAM is going to develop, what two types of UAM will exist, how ATC needs to change, what role AI will play, which regions of the world will be at the forefront of UAM development, how airports may need to adapt, how systems will be developed, what challenges are in the way of UAM, and what timeframe we are looking at. All that and much, much more in the video and podcast below.

Urban Air Mobility and eVTOL - HD Video Interview with Yannick Assouad PhD, EVP Avionics, Thales

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See: Video Interviews from APG World Connect 2023 in Monaco, France, including:  Urban Air Mobility, eVTOL and ATC - HD Video Interview with Yannick Assouad PhD, EVP Avionics, Thales, Sandrine de Saint Sauveur, President and CEO of APG, Interview at APG World Connect 2023, Air Tahiti Nui - Interview with Michel Monvoisin, Chairman and CEO, TAAG Angola Airlines - Interview with Nowell Ngala, Chief Commercial Officer and APG World Connect 2023 in Monaco, France - Interview with Jean-Louis Baroux, President.

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