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‘Building a successful urban air mobility ecosystem requires collaboration across industries,’ said Eve Air Mobility’s CEO Johann Bordais.

Zurich-headquartered Hitachi Energy is partnering with air mobility company Eve to explore urban air transportation – loosely, flying cars.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency expects Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to become a commercial reality in the bloc within three to five years, as a way to – among other things – address transportation challenges in densely populated areas.

This possibility is supported by new innovations areas including battery technologies and electric propulsion.