Eve Urban Mobility Solutions (Eve), an Embraer company and Widerøe Zero (Widerøe) have signed an MOU to develop urban air mobility solutions (UAM) in Scandinavia, focusing in particular on eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicle operations.
With the creation of the Air Mobility Business Incubator, Widerøe Zero, the companies will use Embraer's zero-emissions Eve eVTOL to develop a new concept for passenger travel involving sustainable mobility, connecting travellers throughout a sparsely populated region. As part of this collaboration, Widerøe Zero will contribute to a market readiness exercise and a vehicle concept of operation study in Scandinavia, extending Eve's development of the UAM market in Scandinavia.
Eve's human-centred, eVTOL design combines disruptive innovation and a simple and intuitive design. In addition to the aircraft programme, Eve is harnessing the expertise of both Embraer and Atech, a subsidiary of the Embraer Group, in providing globally recognised air traffic management software to create the solutions that will help safely scale the UAM industry going forward.
“Widerøe Zero is excited to work with Eve on the eVTOL concept. Although initially designed for Urban Air Mobility, we expect these highly flexible vehicles to be interesting in a variety of applications also in rural areas; from cargo to passenger transportation. Our partnership with Eve is part of our plan to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation in Norway. We are looking forward to the expanded partnership, unlocking new opportunities to improve regional connectivity,” said Andreas Kollbye Aks, Chief Executive Officer at Widerøe Zero.
