Volocopter Collaborates with Microsoft on VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud Project
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REDMOND, WASHINGTON and BRUCHSAL, Germany, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Today, Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), announced a
strategic collaboration with Microsoft to develop an aerospace cloud system in
Microsoft Azure that will address the nascent cloud computing requirements for
eVTOLs, UAM, and autonomous aviation. Once primed for commercial use, Azure
will support the digital platform VoloIQ, the operating system for Volocopter's
UAM services, and its subsequent transition to autonomous operations.
Volocopter plans to make the VoloIQ [
https://www.volocopter.com/solutions/voloiq/ ]its standard UAM operating system
for all electric passenger and drone flight operations. Its modular structure
will be vast, covering aspects like booking and e-commerce, commercial
scheduling, operational network planning, flight planning, flight monitoring,
supplying airspace digital twins, and vehicle data logging and analysis.
Volocopter has chosen Microsoft Cloud / Azure to securely interconnect all
these UAM ecosystem elements into one integrated set of services.
"Having Microsoft on board as a project partner and investor is proof that the
solutions Volocopter creates – like the VoloIQ – are pioneering and hold
remarkable market potential," said Alexander Oelling, Volocopter's Chief
Digital Officer. "We're proud that Microsoft Azure is the one to provide a
secure cloud and thus to ensure safety remains at the forefront of our
operations."
Volocopter and Microsoft will begin collaborating by ensuring Microsoft Azure
meets the VoloIQ's needs for commercial operations. Azure will then enable the
VoloIQ's flight and service support for Volocopter's electric vertical takeoff
and landing (eVTOL) aircraft (VoloCity [
https://www.volocopter.com/solutions/volocity/ ], VoloDrone [
https://www.volocopter.com/solutions/volodrone/ ], and VoloConnect [
https://www.volocopter.com/solutions/voloconnect/ ]), alongside ground
infrastructure (VoloPort [ https://www.volocopter.com/solutions/voloport/ ] )
support in real time.
"From the newest technologies to regulation, creating solutions to seamlessly
address the cloud computing requirements for supporting continued advancements
in aviation is a complex endeavor. We certainly see the potential a secure,
robust, and efficient cloud platform could offer aerospace and urban air
mobility operators," said Uli Homann, CVP of Cloud and AI at Microsoft.
"Working in collaboration with Volocopter, we will start to build the
foundation for a commercial model for aerospace cloud."
The collaboration between Volocopter and Microsoft was first publicized in
2020, when Volocopter and Lufthansa Industry Solutions announced plans to
develop the VoloIQ for autonomous aircraft operations using Microsoft Azure.
The VoloIQ's aim is a straightforward one: to provide complete digital
transparency and greater ecosystem efficiency in real time. By utilizing this
digital resource, Volocopter's services – and all the relevant process elements
needed to realize this service – will be user-friendly and digitally accessible
for customers, pilots, operators, and stakeholders alike. Furthermore, the
VoloIQ's solid scope will streamline Volocopter's transition into an autonomous
air taxi services provider when the time comes and bolster its efficient
maintenance and infrastructure as soon as it becomes operational.
About Volocopter
Volocopter is building the world's first sustainable and scalable urban air
mobility business to bring affordable air taxi services for goods and people to
megacities worldwide. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in
infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem
necessary to 'Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life'. Volocopter has over 500
employees in offices in Bruchsal, Munich, and Singapore. The company has raised
$579 million in equity from investors including Geely, WP Investment,
Mercedes-Benz Group, Intel Capital, and BlackRock.. www.volocopter.com
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source: Volocopter
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