Swedish start-up Kookiejar is not alone in believing that for advanced air mobility (AAM) to have a lasting impact on the way people and things move around, the infrastructure that supports new air vehicles including drones and eVTOL aircraft will need to be flexible, affordable, and accessible. Working in tandem with the uncrewed air traffic management specialist A2M formed by its founder, Kim Silander, the company is patiently developing early use cases for establishing networks of low-cost vertiports that can be easily scaled up in something of a cookie-cutter approach.
In late July, Kookiejar formed an alliance with another Swedish company, Stilfold, which is applying what it calls “industrial origami” to use robotic arms to fold flat sheet metal over curves to form strong and sustainable structures with minimal component parts. The partners are working on a blueprint for scalable vertiports that could start life as hubs for drone delivery networks in anticipation of later use as “bus stops” for eVTOL air taxi services.
