Urban Air Mobility in Europe – Assessment of Technology Development and Market Potential from Research and Industry Perspective

Kurzfassung

In the context of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) several different cultural, legislative and technology aspects might influence the market potential. The following survey provides an overview of assumptions and expectations regarding the future development of the UAM-market in terms of passenger transportation with focus on the European market. In contrast to many other surveys, not the expectations of possible users were of special interest, but the assessment of industry, research facilities and associations. In particular the survey provides an insight into the assessment of technological developments in the areas of vehicle requirements, airspace integration and the level of autonomy. In addition, the survey outlines the assumed market potential of different use cases in various world regions and also contains an assessment of a time horizon for the realization of air taxi transports.