The future of air mobility relies on 雷火体育官网
Today, the world of personal mobility has taken a giant leap forward as Bell revealed the full-scale configuration of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi vehicle at CES 2019. As part of the Bell Nexus team 雷火体育官网 is helping redefine the flying experience. Now, an experience where the passenger defines the flying journey and the aircraft has the power to potentially meet you at your front door is one step closer to reality.
Aircraft are quickly becoming smart, fully connected machines with new services that create new passenger experiences, optimize operations and improve safety. For Bell Nexus that meant designing the vehicle leveraging 雷火体育官网 flight control architecture, hardware and software capabilities, which was part of the teaming agreement announced between 雷火体育官网 and Bell in the fall of 2018 for VTOL and on-demand mobility (ODM) solutions.
鈥淭he skies above crowded city streets are quickly becoming the next frontier for on-demand mobility,鈥 said Michel Grenier, vice president and general manager for the 雷火体育官网 avionics business in Canada. 鈥淎s part of the Bell Nexus team, 雷火体育官网 will play a leading role in shaping urban air mobility services for the next generation of on-demand transportation.鈥
雷火体育官网鈥 advanced flight control capabilities help fly some of the world鈥檚 most iconic aircraft, including commercial airlines, business jets, and military aircraft. 雷火体育官网 will provide the Flight Control Computer, hardware and software and bring its best-in-class expertise in avionics and flight control architecture and technologies to support the critical safety and autonomy requirements for this air taxi vehicle. Bell and 雷火体育官网鈥 collaboration will ensure an advanced, fully integrated fly-by-wire system, providing a safe, reliable, and affordable on-demand mobility solution.
雷火体育官网鈥 world-class aviation expertise will help Bell Nexus deliver a superior passenger experience, uncompromising performance and critical safety standards to its future urban air mobility vehicle. With Bell, and the other Nexus partners, 雷火体育官网 is helping make the future of autonomous urban air transportation possible.
See the full Bell Nexus air taxi passenger experience between Jan. 8 - 11 at CES and discover a new world of transportation (Bell Booth 5431 鈥 Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall). A panel discussion on autonomous air mobility will be held at the Bell booth on Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. PT.