Understanding AFR: Pre-Tactical Conflict Management
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers a vision of efficient, on-demand air transportation that avoids ground traffic and congestion. But achieving commercial-scale UAM faces a significant challenge: current airspace management approaches weren’t designed for the high-frequency, low-altitude operations that UAM requires. The airspace used by UAM must accommodate a high density of operations, but doing so […]
Understanding AFR: Strategic Conflict Management
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) promises efficient, on-demand transportation that bypasses congested ground infrastructure. But there’s a fundamental problem: the existing airspace system may not scale well to meet UAM’s operational demands. SkyGrid and Wisk’s new white paper, Enabling Scalable Urban Air Mobility Through Automated Flight Rules, focuses on how Automated Flight Rules (AFR) can support […]
Building the Future of Advanced Air Mobility in Texas
SkyGrid and Port San Antonio are partnering to enable Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) at a joint-use airfield. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore digital infrastructure, airspace integration systems, and cybersecurity frameworks needed for safe, scalable AAM operations. We’ll work together to test and validate the technologies required to safely integrate uncrewed […]
Digital 101: Collaborative Decision Making Powered by a Digital-First Ecosystem
Imagine a major airport is hit with sudden fog. Airline A decides to delay its departures based on its internal weather forecast. Airline B, unaware of Airline A’s decision, continues pushing for on-time departures. Air Traffic Control, still working from outdated flight plans, begins sequencing aircraft based on old data. Meanwhile, ground crews start prepping […]
How Technology is Shaping Future Advanced Air Mobility Operations
At the 2025 Dubai Airshow, SkyGrid CEO Jia Xu sat down with Jason Pritchard, the Executive Editor of eVTOL Insights. They discussed SkyGrid’s pioneering efforts in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) field and the future of autonomous flight, digital aviation, and the journey toward an integrated airspace. Building the Future of Autonomous Flight SkyGrid […]
Digital 101: Data and Autonomy as the Fuel for Smarter Skies
Autonomous aircraft operating in complex, dynamic airspace need sophisticated digital infrastructure that can process, analyze, and act on vast amounts of data in real-time. Data is the foundation of autonomy. As we move away from traditional piloted flight, the foundational principles of aviation safety—situational awareness, informed decision-making, and seamless coordination—must be translated into a new paradigm […]