Urban Air Mobility (AAM) Simulation - NASA

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NASA’s vision of UAM is a safe and efficient air transportation system where everything from small package delivery drones to passenger-carrying air taxis operate above populated areas.

Simulation facilities at NASA Ames have the expertise to test UAM technologies from Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle designs to airspace operations in and around airports, vertiports, and cities.

These facilities can connect with each other, partner simulators, and actual aircraft, creating fully integrated, highly realistic flight test environments for UAM research.

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Four passengers look out the simulated windows of an air taxi cab inside the Vertical Motion Simulator.

Air Taxi Ride Quality at the Vertical Motion Simulator

Two users control the FFC visual displays

FutureFlight Central UAM San Francisco City View

The people observe a large curved screen showing out the window views of San Francisco.

Aerospace Cognitive Engineering Lab

Two people observe a large screen showing the San Francisco bay area. Around them are several other screens displaying simulation data.

Aerospace Operations Lab San Francisco Simulation

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Simulation controller station and human controller with headset

UAM Study

Read about the first human-in-the-loop Urban Air Mobility (UAM) human-in-the-loop airspace study at SimLabs

AAM Mission Documents

AAM Mission Documents

Advanced Air Mobility Studies/Reports

This concept graphic shows how a future AAM vehicle could aid in healthcare by carrying passengers to a hospital.

AAM National Campaign

Learn more about National Campaign goals and activities