WHY NOW
THE WORLD NEEDS THIS
In the U.S. alone, nearly 4.5 million people live in "ambulance deserts". In a medical crisis, people in these areas have to wait as long as 25 minutes or more for an emergency medical crew to arrive.
In 2022, there were more than 380 natural disasters worldwide - affecting 185 million people and resulting in the loss of over 30,000 lives.
Extreme weather and climate events in the past half-century have caused economic damage of about $4.3 trillion.
These are just some of the reasons why we're introducing a global competition to create Emergency Response Flyers that can reach people in danger and fight disaster wherever it's found.
NOW IS THE TIME
New technologies today are enabling simpler, more reliable, and more versatile aircraft configurations.
BATTERY ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES
Battery electric technologies have enabled the distributed propulsion configurations that are at the heart of the eVTOL movement – and they require less training, are lower cost, and have less facility requirements than most available solutions. Helicopters may not be accessible to all first responders due to acquisition and operating costs, facility requirements, and pilot training – nor do they have adequate reach in tight quarters.
IMAGINE A WORLD
Imagine a world where every first responder has life-saving aerial capability enabled by compact size and autonomous operations.
