Urban Air Mobility

Urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles have the significant potential to transform urban transportation in many countries by allowing unrestricted movement within city airspace. However, implementing them presents numerous challenges, including the need for adequate infrastructure, navigating regulatory frameworks, reducing noise pollution, ensuring safety and reliability, addressing public perception and acceptance, promoting energy efficiency and sustainability, integrating with existing transportation systems, managing costs and affordability, and assessing environmental impact. Additionally, the advancement in Urban Air Mobility requires contributions from multiple engineering fields, such as aerospace engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and IoT/AI. This chapter provides an overview of the key factors in implementing UAM, following a brief introduction. The chapter mainly focuses on the current developments reported in recent articles published between 2016 and January 2024.