In order to bring together an ecosystem around urban air mobility in the Paris region, the RATP Group, Groupe ADP and Choose Paris Region launched an international call for expressions of interest on October 1st, with the support of Paris Region. This initiative, the scope of which is unprecedented in Europe, brought together 150 applications from 25 countries. Some 30 winners were selected, with a view to conducting experiments from June 2021 in the test area at the Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield, which was inaugurated on September 30th, 2020. The winners chosen for Vehicle development: For Vehicle development:
Airbus (France): Aircraft manufacturer
Ascendance Flight Technologies (France): Hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft manufacturer
Ehang (China): Passenger electric VTOL manufacturer
H3 Dynamics (Singapore): Manufacturer and ultralight hydrogen electric systems developer
Pipistrel (Slovenia): Electric aircraft and logistics VTOL manufacturer
Safran Electronics & Defense (France): Manufacturer of the Patroller VTOL and optronics, avionics, electronics systems and critical software provider for civil and military applications
Volocopter (Germany): manufacturer of the VoloCity electric VTOL
Vertical Aerospace (United Kingdom): manufacturer of the VA-1X eVTOL
Zipline (USA): logistics drone operator and manufacturer.