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Alauda Aeronautics

Products: evtol. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 26.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 12 of 19 among Drones / eVTOL companies with incidents (177 tracked).

Analyst brief

Alauda Aeronautics' record in the drones-evtol category contains two entries spanning 2019 to 2021: a 2019 Airspeeder demonstrator crash that prompted an AAIB investigation citing poor design and build quality, and a 2021 event in which an out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after a kill-switch failure. Both entries carry a severity rating of 3, one classified as regulatory and one as a crash, indicating a repeated pattern involving vehicle control loss rather than an isolated incident. Alauda Aeronautics's index of 26.1 ranks 12 of 19 companies in Drones / eVTOL with incident history. The record is a mix of regulator-driven investigation and incident-driven reporting rather than a single source type.

Risk index

26.1/100RobotRisk index
28.4/100Median index across the 19 Drones / eVTOL companies with incident history (177 tracked, 158 with none)
12 of 19Rank in Drones / eVTOL (of 19 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
regulatory150%
crash150%

Unique incident list

2 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S301 Jan 2019 regulatory UKAirspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone aerospacetestinginternat
S3not documented crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC
S3 01 Jan 2019 · regulatory · Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality'
UK1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S301 Jan 2019Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality'aerospacetestinginternat
S3 not documented · crash · Out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed
Gatwick Airport, England, UK1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S3not documentedOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failedBBC

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