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Hyundai Hires Scott Drennan, Former Bell Vice President of Innovation, for Air Taxi Project

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

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Hyundai Hires Scott Drennan, Former Bell Vice President of Innovation, for Air Taxi Project

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South Korean automaker Hyundai [HYMTF] continues to snap up key talent for its urban air mobility (UAM) division, hiring Scott Drennan, former head of Bell’s [TXT] innovation team and architect of its Nexus air taxi prototype. Drennan spent 25 years at Bell, most recently as vice president for engineering innovation, where he directed the helicopter company’s efforts to move into the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) space. Bell unveiled a four-passenger hybrid-electric air taxi design in 2019 with six…

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