AbstractUrban Air Mobility is expected to effectively complement the existing transportation system by providing fast and safe travel options, contributing to decarbonization, and providing benefits to citizens and communities. A preliminary estimate of the potential global demand for UAM, the associated aircraft movements, and the required vehicles is essential for the UAM industry for their long-term planning, but also of interest to other stakeholders, such as governments and transportation planners, to develop appropriate strategies and actions to implement UAM. This paper proposes a city-centric forecasting methodology that provides preliminary estimates of the potential global UAM demand for intra-city air taxi services for 990 cities worldwide. By summing all city-specific results, an estimate of the global UAM demand is obtained. By varying the parameters of the UAM system, the impact of ticket price and vertiport density on UAM demand is shown. Considering low ticket prices and high vertiport densities, possible market development scenarios show that there is a market potential for UAM in over 200 cities worldwide by 2050. The study highlights the significant impact of low ticket prices and the need for high vertiport densities to drive UAM demand. This emphasises the need for careful optimization of system components to minimise costs and increase the quality of UAM services.


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    Title :

    A city-centric approach to estimate and evaluate global Urban Air Mobility demand


    Additional title:

    CEAS Aeronaut J


    Contributors:
    Asmer, Lukas (author) / Jaksche, Roman (author) / Pak, Henry (author) / Kokus, Petra (author)


    Publication date :

    2024-06-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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