Overview and Economic Papers

We advocate RAM technology investment as complementary to and an accelerator for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and other initiatives that aspire to transform the airspace.

Comprehensive 2021 academic overview.

An overview of UAM by an engineering consulting company, more European focused.

2020 Report from the National Academies

White paper from OEM Bell Helicopter

This paper explores market size and potential barriers to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) by focusing on three potential markets – Airport Shuttle, Air Taxi, and Air Ambulance.

Report from 2018 with projections

Demand Analysis including airport shuttles, an early use case for UAM

The original white paper from Uber Elevate that has been built on and argued about but is still relevant.

This study was performed for the Joint DOT/NASA Civil Aviation Research and Development study during the period 1 August - 30 November, 1970. Its purpose was to review the future role for air transportation services in the short haul intra- urban area (less than 50 miles) over the planning horizon from 1970 to 1995.