Alauda Aeronautics
Robot types: eVTOL. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 16.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 21 of 26 among Drones / eVTOL companies with incidents (550 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. The record is a mix of regulator-driven investigation and incident-driven reporting rather than a single source type.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Drones / eVTOL · Sectors: Airlines and Aviation
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| eVTOL | 100% | 8 of 8 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airspeeder Mk4 | eVTOL | research | 2 | 16.8 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 50% |
| regulatory | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | ~Jul 2019 | crash | Gatwick Airport, England, UK | Out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone | BBC |
| S3 | 01 Jan 2019 | regulatory | UK | Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone | aerospacetestinginternat |
S3 ~Jul 2019 · crash · Out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | ~Jul 2019 | Out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed | BBC |
S3 01 Jan 2019 · regulatory · Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality'
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 01 Jan 2019 | Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' | aerospacetestinginternat |
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