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CityHawk VTOL Developer Urban Aeronautics Starts UAM Partnership With Rideshare Group Ascent
Asian air taxi rideshare group Ascent is working to develop urban air mobility plans with Urban Aeronautics, which is developing the CityHawk eVTOL
Urban Aeronautics' CityHawk eVTOL
Urban Aeronautics is developing the CityHawk eVTOL through its Metro Skyway subsidiary.

Hydrogen-powered VTOL aircraft developer Urban Aeronautics has launched a partnership with Singapore-based helicopter charter booking service Ascent to develop urban air mobility (UAM) services in Asia. The Israel-based company’s Metro Skyways subsidiary is developing the six-seat CityHawk VTOL model, which it believes will be well suited to autonomous air taxi operations.

Ascent’s app currently allows travelers to book individual seats on chartered helicopters in several southeast Asian countries. Along with Urban Aeronautics, the company believes that autonomous eVTOL aircraft could lower the price point for air taxi rideshare flights to as little as $2 per mile for each passenger.