UrbanV has announced Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its latest partner to develop a city-wide infrastructure for air taxi services in Rome.
AWS will work with UrbanV to develop a network of vertiports which will be used by eVTOLs to transport passengers within city centres. As a leading cloud provider, AWS will help develop an innovative and scalable operating model for vertiports that can be expanded internationally over the next few years.
With an ambitious goal of launching commercial eVTOL operations between Rome Fiumicino Airport and central Rome by the end of 2024, UrbanV is powering ahead with its plans to transport visitors arriving in Rome for the Jubilee celebrations in 2025.
In parallel with its plans in Rome, UrbanV will open vertiport networks in Venice, Bologna and on the French Riviera. Over the next five years, the company plans to invest several hundred million euros in the expansion of its model on a European and global scale.
AWS will play a key role in the development of the operating model for UrbanV vertiports that will leverage the AWS cloud technology to automate the passenger experience, making check-in operations and security checks simple, reducing the need for space and enabling the vertiports themselves to integrate into urban spaces. Passengers will receive customised updates in real time, with travel plans that will automatically adjust if connecting flights are delayed, multi-channel check-in and inherent flexibility.
UrbanV’s CEO Carlo Tursi, said, “Within AWS we recognised the ideal cloud partner to turn this vision into a reality. Their unrivalled experience in the airline industry gives them a profound understanding of the sector and, furthermore, their thirst for innovation makes them the ideal partner to create new possibilities. Together, we will develop a revolutionary urban traveller experience, not only in terms of the vehicles involved, but also in terms of the passenger experience.”
