Need a Flying Taxi? Already On Its Way To You!

Need a Flying Taxi? Already On Its Way To You!

Traffic congestion is one major worldwide problem that even the most civilized cities still struggle with.

Need a Flying Taxi? Already On Its Way To You!

2019-10-28
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A city with no traffic jams, no train delays and no cold platforms is the promise of more than a hundred companies developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Like helicopters they don't need a runway, but unlike helicopters they promise to be quiet and cheap.

It might look like something out of a sci-fi movie meant for a distant future, but this German aviation start-up Volocopter is being released in cities around the world soon.

Based on drone technology and powered by electricity, the Volocopter was one of the highlights from the Greentech festival, an event in Berlin designed to showcase the technology and possibilities of a greener future.

Emission-free and giving off almost no sound against the background noise of a city, the Velocopter aims to carry 100,000 passengers per hour across the world within the next few years.

"Of course there are some challenges remaining but the most fascinating aspect of it: It's not just for the rich and wealthy because once it goes autonomous, it will cost only as much as a taxi costs nowadays," Rosberg explains.

"So it will really be accessible to a lot of people and I think that's the power of it. The future of greentech is that it's coming now! And it's not a compromise anymore, it's not like you need to forfeit something.

"It's just phenomenal because this is going to revolutionize the way we move and it's going to decongest cities as well because we can quite easily use the airspace much more."

Taking off and landing vertically, the vehicle will offer a higher degree of safety, the German Volocopter company says, and will drop off and pick up passengers and swap batteries in 'Volo-Hubs' and 'Volo-Ports.'

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