A consultative body has been launched to aim for commercialization of UAM services by 2025.
Published2021.01.29 09:25Anchor for global competition through cooperation among Korean UAM players
Targeting commercial UAM services by 2025
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an air transportation service utilizing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) small aircraft. It can reach destinations that would normally take an hour by car in about 20 minutes, and it can be connected to various ground transportation modes, attracting attention as a transformative urban lifestyle service.
On the 28th, SK Telecom signed an MOU for UAM commercialization with Korea Airports Corporation, Hanwha Systems, and the Korea Transport Institute at Gimpo Airport in Seoul.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the UAM industry is expected to form a global market worth 731 trillion won by 2040. In response, the government established "UAM Team Korea," a government-wide consultative body, in June of last year and set a target of launching UAM commercial services by 2025.
Additionally, we are supporting private sector-led flight demonstration projects. The plan is to also establish operating standards that are suitable for domestic conditions, such as communication environment and safety measures.
The four companies plan to continue collaborating on research and development across all areas, including UAM infrastructure, aircraft, operation services, navigation, platforms, demand, and acceptance. In the long term, they aim to reduce the social costs associated with traffic congestion in major cities, including the Seoul metropolitan area, and promote the establishment of eco-friendly transportation modes that do not emit greenhouse gases.
SKT is demonstrating and building an air traffic communication network model. To safely control UAM, a stable communication system connecting the aircraft and the ground is essential. SKT is building a network that provides an optimal communication environment not only on the ground but also in the air.
In addition, a mobility platform for UAM will be developed to provide integrated services related to boarding reservations and transfers with ground transportation, thereby laying the foundation for efficient use of UAM, buses, trains, and personal mobility from departure to arrival.
Korea Airports Corporation will be responsible for the construction and operation of UAM vertiports and UAM traffic management, while Hanwha Systems will be responsible for UAM airframe development, navigation, control, and ICT solution development. The Korea Transport Institute will conduct research on UAM service demand forecasting and public acceptance.
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