A Two-Seater Autonomous Flying Plane Made by a Startup to Be Released Within the Year
ThisisEngineering Develops Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Prototype Aircraft
A prototype of an autonomous flying high-speed urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle independently developed by a Korean startup will be released within this year. ThisIsEngineering (hereinafter TIE) announced on the 2nd that it has completed the development of the UAM prototype and will begin test flights in the second half of the year.
To this end, TIE plans to unveil the prototype aircraft in the first half of this year and prepare for UAM commercialization along with test flights in the second half. The UAM prototype is an autonomous two-seater aircraft produced for technology verification prior to commercial aircraft development, designed based on TIE's proprietary flight control technology and propulsion system. Its top speed is 220 km/h.
TIE will begin commercial aircraft development immediately after completing the prototype in the first half of the year. The UAM commercial aircraft TIE is preparing is designed as a five-seater capable of achieving a top speed of 330 km/h and a flight range of over 280 km. Applying TIE's autonomous flight technology, the plan is to introduce a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with the highest level of safety.
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Hong Yujeong, CEO of TIE, said, "The development of the UAM prototype has progressed more smoothly than initially planned, and we will disclose the aircraft, which had not been revealed for security reasons until now, within the first half of this year. Full-scale test flights will also begin in the second half." She added, "TIE, which has already secured core technologies for aircraft design, unmanned aerial systems, and autonomous driving AI software necessary for the development and operation of autonomous flying UAM aircraft, will actively enter the market competition by developing a high-speed UAM commercial aircraft capable of precise autonomous flight based on its own navigation system."
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