Top Industry Leaders in the Passenger Drones Market
In 2023, Amber Wings, a division of ePlane Company, which is housed at IIT Madras, launched Atva, the newest small hybrid drone designed for vertical takeoff and landing. The mission-ready device was unveiled at Bharat Drone Shakti 2023, which took place at Air Force Station Hindan in Ghaziabad. It is suitable for a variety of delivery and surveillance purposes. Amber Wings has created Atva, while The ePlane Company continues its mission to construct India's first two-seater flying electric taxi for daily passenger commuting.
In 2022, Varuna, the nation's first passenger drone, was developed by a Pune, Maharashtra, firm. Designed for the Indian Navy, the unmanned aerial vehicle has the capacity to transport up to 130 kilogrammes of cargo. With that weight, the drone can travel a distance of 25 km. The Sagar Defence Engineering Company-made drone can land safely even in the event of a technical malfunction in the air. The parachute will automatically open in an emergency and aid in a secure landing.
Key Companies in the passenger drones Industry include
- Aeromobil – Slovakia
- Airbus SAS – France
- Cartivator – Japan
- EHANG – China
- Joby Aviation – USA
- Lilium – Germany
- Terrafugia – USA
- Boeing – USA
- Uber Technologies inc – USA
- Velocopter Gmbh – Germany
