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A feasibility study modeled on Volocopter’s VoloCity multirotor electric air taxi has concluded that electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft would benefit emergency air rescue services. Now the project is looking to begin operational testing in… Continue reading Volocopter’s air taxi to take part in air rescue field testing
Although “air ambulance” helicopters certainly are life-savers, the things typically can’t land in the middle of crowded city streets. The CityHawk aircraft conceivably could, though, which is why it’s now being developed with emergency medical respons… Continue reading CityHawk VTOL to be developed as an aerial EMS vehicle
While it’s a good idea for people with upstairs bedrooms to have a collapsible fire escape ladder handy, quickly finding and deploying the thing could be difficult in a smoke-filled home. That’s where the permanently attached Rescue Ready Retrofit is d… Continue reading Permanent fire escape ladder hides under the window when not needed
A little over a year ago, Oregon’s Arcimoto revealed a special version of its battery-electric three-wheeler designed for first responders. The company inked an agreement with the Eugene Springfield Fire Department to test the vehicles, and now that pi… Continue reading Eugene Springfield Fire Dept starts testing Arcimoto Rapid Responder
The current alerts, used for things like weather emergencies and Amber Alerts, only support text. Continue reading Wireless Emergency Alerts of the Future Will Support Clickable Links
When cars drive themselves, will they take human notions of morality into their decision-making? Continue reading The Tradeoffs of Imbuing Self-Driving Cars With Human Morality