Category: flying taxi

Lilium proves its electric air taxi can fly

Post author By Randall
Post date October 22, 2019
Categories In business, electric plane, flight, flight test, flying, flying taxi, footage, gear, green, lilium, lilium jet, munich, Tech, test, tomorrow, Transportation, vtol

[ad_1] Lilium has been working on its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft for a few years, and this spring, we saw the prototype hover above the ground. This new video shows that it can both hover and fly horizontally. According to the company, the VTOL jet has completed more than 100 ground and flight […]

Hyundai hires a NASA engineer to run its new ‘flying car’ division

Post author By Randall
Post date September 30, 2019
Categories In business, flying car, flying taxi, hyundai, jaiwon shin, Nasa, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, uam, urban air mobility

[ad_1] According to Hyundai, the UAM sector is expected to grow to $1.5 trillion within the next 20 years. But Hyundai is far from the first to announce UAM plans. Uber is working on a flying taxi with Bell. Volocopter has an 18-rotor autonomous air taxi. Lilium’s flying taxi may carry as many as five […]

Daimler and Geely back Volocopter to help launch its flying taxi service

Post author By Randall
Post date September 9, 2019
Categories In flying taxi, funding, gear, kitty hawk, Tech, Transportation, Uber, volocopter

[ad_1] In its latest round of funding, Volocopter has been backed by Geely, the Chinese automotive group which manufactures Volvo and Lexus cars as well as London’s electric black cabs. It has also secured the support of German automotive giant Daimler, which is looking to invest in back ride-sharing, autonomous vehicle and taxi services. Volocopter […]

Volocopter proves its air taxi can work with air traffic control

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In air taxi, air traffic, air traffic control, autonomous, drone, flight, flying taxi, flying vehicle, helsinki, helsinki airport, international airport, Tech, test flight, tomorrow, Transportation, unmanned, volocopter

[ad_1] Volocopter is one of the first flying taxi companies to integrate into air traffic control systems, but others aren’t too far behind. As Engadget’s Andrew Tarantola wrote, more than 70 companies are currently developing their own personal flying vehicles. Uber, in particular, has invested heavily. And the demonstration at Helsinki Airport isn’t just good […]

Boeing teams with flying taxi startup Kitty Hawk on ‘urban air mobility’

Post author By Randall
Post date June 26, 2019
Categories In aircraft, boeing, cora, flying taxi, gear, Google, kitty hawk, partnership, sebastian thrun, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] Both sides have clear incentives to forge an alliance . Kitty Hawk has already shown promise with Cora (above), an autonomous electric taxi prototype that’s already in testing in New Zealand. However, it’s still a relatively small outfit. Even with former Google exec Sebastian Thrun at the helm and the backing of Google’s Larry […]

Paris may offer flying taxis to 2024 Olympics guests

Post author By Randall
Post date June 23, 2019
Categories In aeroports de paris, Airbus, aircraft, airport, autonomous, charles de gaulle, flying taxi, gear, olympic games, olympics, olympics 2024, paris, paris transport authority, ratp, Tech, Transportation, vtol

[ad_1] You wouldn’t have to wait long, either, as taxis could take off every six minutes. There are already machinations underway. Aeroports de Paris has to pick a site for a flying taxi hub in Paris by the end of 2019, and it should be ready within 18 months. The team will test the link […]

Skai could be the first fuel cell-powered flying taxi

Post author By Randall
Post date May 29, 2019
Categories In aircraft, alaka'i, alakai, flying taxi, fuel cell, gear, green, hydrogen fuel cell, skai, taxi, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The design might also catch people’s eyes. The six-motor design was created with the help of BMW’s Designworks and centers on a wrap-around canopy that gives passengers a clear view. And yes, safety is a concern. There are multiple redundant systems (including the fuel cells) and an airframe parachute. Initial versions will be piloted, […]

Bosch’s reworked automotive sensors can help control flying taxis

Post author By Randall
Post date May 22, 2019
Categories In aerospace, automotive, autonomous, bosch, flying taxi, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, mems, microelectromechanical systems, self-driving, sensor box, sensors, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, vehicle

[ad_1] Bosch sees its box as a universal control unit. The package includes dozens of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, and the company says it will fit in any flying vehicle. While acceleration sensors will measure the aircraft’s movement, yaw-rate sensors can measure its angle of attack. Magnetic field sensors will gauge its compass heading, and […]