Korea, successfully demonstrated the integrated operation of urban air mobility (UAM) systems.

The K-UAM One Team (Hyundai Motor, KT, Korea Air, Incheon International Airport Corporation and Hyundai E&C) said on Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated the integrated operation of urban air mobility (UAM) systems, marking an advancement in the national plan to commercialize air taxis by 2025.
The consortium conducted the test involving the aircraft’s flight, safety, operating systems and traffic management, at an aviation test center in southern Goheung county for five weeks starting March 11.

According to KT, Korea’s largest telecommunications company, the consortium successfully verified for the first time in the world the integrated operation of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL), UAM operations management system and navigation network aerial based on 5G communication. service providers.

The demonstration focused on testing interconnected systems through scenarios developed by KT, which simulate various situations, including routine flight operations, collisions, communication blackouts and air traffic congestion.

The K-UAM team also demonstrated Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System (RTK-GNSS) technology, a highly accurate 5G-based navigation system capable of locating the location of flying vehicles with centimeter-level precision . RTK-GNSS is a key component of real-time UAM operational management, enabling the control tower to effectively manage air traffic. According to Hong Hae-chun, director of the Service Tech Lab of KT’s Technology Innovation Division, the telco will continue to improve the UAM integrated management system to verify its security and ensure successful commercialization.