From August 2nd – 3rd, the FAA hosted its AAM Summit in Baltimore, bringing together the broad spectrum of AAM stakeholders to collaborate and address challenges and opportunities in bringing eVTOLs and related innovations to market in the near future. Challenges addressed at the Summit included: regulatory uncertainty, standards harmonization, gaining public trust in new technologies (including autonomy), data transmission (ADS-B and radio spectrum), low altitude weather data, cybersecurity, and operations management (deconfliction with general aviation). Throughout the Summit, government and industry stakeholders alike emphasized that a whole of government approach will be needed to achieve this new era of aviation. To address AAM challenges and ensure alignment and collaboration between government and industry, representatives from the FAA urged stakeholders to submit comments on DOT’s Request for Information on Advanced Air Mobility (“AAM RFI”) by August 16, 2023. Based on discussions at the Summit, some areas that industry stakeholders should…
Join the Executives’ Club of Chicago and its Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum as industry experts discuss future developments in the transportation industry and cover important updates around freight, interconnected infrastructure, autonomous and micro mobility, and public transit.Amidst the backdrop of 2020, when people moved from point A to point B less than ever, transportation innovation persisted as active, energetic, and future-focused. Leaders in technology, transportation, and logistics are moving the needle on the efficiency and safety of moving goods and people – whether it’s across town or across the globe. Exciting trends in micromobility, freight, automation, and autonomous mobility inspire a myriad of questions for business leaders to navigate. As innovation in this sector continues, we must think critically about the effects on consumer safety, land use and traffic patterns, industrial space needs, and the environment.As a long-standing partner of the Executives’ Club, Baker McKenzie is happy to offer complimentary registration for…