Coventry will host the âworldâs smallest airportâ for autonomous drones
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Coventry is set to host what has been dubbed âthe worldâs smallest electric airportâ for autonomous aerial mobility.
The project â which was awarded £1.2 million (US $1.64 million) through the UK governmentâs Future Flight Challenge â is being developed by tech startup Urban-Air Port with support from Hyundai, and will test how electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, such as air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, can be incorporated into the cityâs mobility infrastructure.