Volocopter has announced a strategic collaboration with\nMicrosoft to develop an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure that will\naddress the nascent cloud computing requirements for eVTOLs, UAM, and\nautonomous aviation. Once primed for commercial use, Azure will support the\ndigital platform VoloIQ, the operating system for Volocopter’s UAM services,\nand its subsequent transition to autonomous operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volocopter plans to make the VoloIQ its standard UAM\noperating system for all electric passenger and drone flight operations. Its\nmodular structure will be vast, covering aspects like booking and e-commerce,\ncommercial scheduling, operational network planning, flight planning, flight\nmonitoring, supplying airspace digital twins, and vehicle data logging and\nanalysis. Volocopter has chosen Microsoft Cloud \/ Azure to securely interconnect\nall these UAM ecosystem elements into one integrated set of services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Having Microsoft on board as a project partner and\ninvestor is proof that the solutions Volocopter creates \u2013 like the VoloIQ \u2013 are\npioneering and hold remarkable market potential,” said Alexander Oelling,\nVolocopter’s Chief Digital Officer. “We’re proud that Microsoft Azure is\nthe one to provide a secure cloud and thus to ensure safety remains at the\nforefront of our operations.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volocopter and Microsoft will begin collaborating by\nensuring Microsoft Azure meets the VoloIQ’s needs for commercial operations.\nAzure will then enable the VoloIQ’s flight and service support for Volocopter’s\nelectric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft (VoloCity, VoloDrone,\nand VoloConnect), alongside ground infrastructure (VoloPort) support in real\ntime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“From the newest technologies to regulation, creating\nsolutions to seamlessly address the cloud computing requirements for supporting\ncontinued advancements in aviation is a complex endeavor. We certainly see the\npotential a secure, robust, and efficient cloud platform could offer aerospace\nand urban air mobility operators,” said Uli Homann, CVP of Cloud and AI at\nMicrosoft. “Working in collaboration with Volocopter, we will start to build\nthe foundation for a commercial model for aerospace cloud.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collaboration between Volocopter and Microsoft was first\npublicized in 2020, when Volocopter and Lufthansa Industry Solutions announced\nplans to develop the VoloIQ for autonomous aircraft operations using Microsoft\nAzure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The VoloIQ’s aim is a straightforward one: to provide\ncomplete digital transparency and greater ecosystem efficiency in real time. By\nutilizing this digital resource, Volocopter’s services \u2013 and all the relevant\nprocess elements needed to realize this service \u2013 will be user-friendly and\ndigitally accessible for customers, pilots, operators, and stakeholders alike.\nFurthermore, the VoloIQ’s solid scope will streamline Volocopter’s transition\ninto an autonomous air taxi services provider when the time comes and bolster\nits efficient maintenance and infrastructure as soon as it becomes operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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