In a major new white paper on the infrastructure implications of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), senior experts from across Egis have collaborated on a vision for UAM that takes on board the perspective of passengers and citizens, and the demands UAM will place on urban infrastructure.
The concept of UAM offers the promise of fast, low (or zero) emission journeys and reduced congestion. Implemented successfully, it will offer an innovative mobility service that complements ground transport and connects distant suburbs in a demand-responsive way. But there is much work to be done to address the challenges, win public acceptance and prepare for this kind of future.
SKYCITIES, SKYWAYS, SKYTAXIS: DREAM OR DESTINY? explores two quite different environments: first a modern city, like Shenzhen in China, where growth is rapid and new infrastructure is emerging out of nothing; and secondly an old city like Paris, where UAM would be another dimension to an already mature and complex urban fabric.
