It's the year 2045. In urban centers, electrically powered air taxis have become commonplace and have drastically eased surface road traffic. A trip across town that had typically been filled with red lights and traffic can nowbe quickly accomplished by flying above the city in special corridors. Areas where public transportation had been less accessible now have hubs where these advanced vehicles offer access to travel in ways not possible before. Urban air mobility is arguably the most exciting part of today's advanced air mobility movement. Companies are flying prototypes of their aircraft; FAA is deliberating over the regulations for certification; the basics of a traffic management approach have been established. This progress is driven by the fact that UAM promises to unlock a variety of societal advances. But those benefits cannot be achieved unless this sector immediately takes steps to "bake in" cyberse-curity from the start. An attack on UAM infrastructure, such as the communications links or navigation data, could have devastating consequences that endanger UAM passengers and potentially result in the loss of lives. Such an incident in the early stages of UAM would demoralize the public's confidence and could disrupt the sector's viability altogether.
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