Tata Elxsi, Sarla Aviation join hands to develop air taxi
The partnership will also explore opportunities in sensor-fusion-based navigation software, industrial and structural design, and airworthiness testing.
Tata Elxsi, a Tata Group design and technology services arm, has collaborated with Bengaluru-based advanced air mobility firm Sarla Aviation to create an air taxi capable of transporting six passengers and a pilot. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wherein Tata Elxsi will leverage its engineering expertise to aid Sarla Aviation's Shunya platform, focusing on avionics, flight-control systems, software integration, testing, verification, validation, and certification activities.
Sarla Aviation will oversee the aircraft's overall design and development, including type certification. The partnership also aims to explore sensor-fusion-based navigation software, industrial and structural design, and airworthiness testing. The Shunya aircraft, designed for flights exceeding 300 km, integrates vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability with the efficiency of fixed-wing cruise flight, allowing for runway-independent operations and improved propulsion efficiency.
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