flying taxis
Wisk Aero reveals its market-ready, self-flying air taxi
EVTOL company Wisk Aero will put forward its Generation 6 four-passenger autonomous air taxi for FAA certification.
‘Flying taxi’ startup Volocopter picks up another $241M, says service is now two years out
In a year where mass transit on airplanes, trains and buses has had lower traveler numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the startups hoping to pioneer a totally new approach to getting
Why Florida residents may soon be seeing jet-powered ‘flying taxis’
Florida is renowned for its strange news stories. In recent weeks alone, one resident reported an alligator in her garage that turned out to be a pool floatie; another discovered a python in her washi
Wisk signs deal to deploy an air taxi trial in New Zealand
Air mobility company Wisk has signed an agreement with the New Zealand government to set up and run an air taxi trial in the region of Canterbury, with the goal of flying passengers once its Cora airc
Air taxi company EHang flies autonomously in the US for the first time
Aerial passenger drone startup EHang flew its EHang 216 two-seat self-flying taxi fully autonomously in North Carolina last night, a first for the company both in the U.S. and North America. EHang, wh
Lilium releases new flight footage and details factory plans for 2025 launch
Lilium, the Munich-based startup developing an on-demand “air taxi” service, has released its latest flight video — this time demonstrating a successful transition from vertical flight (lift
Sources: Lilium is looking to raise up to $500M for its electric flying taxis
“Flying cars” — airborne vehicles designed for urban and other short-distance commutes to replace conventional private automobiles — are (at best) still years away from being a
Airbus-owned Voom brings its on-demand helicopter service to the US with SF Bay Area launch
Voom, the helicopter service with ridesharing and one-hour advance booking that Airbus developed and launch first in Latin America, is getting its U.S. debut starting in San Francisco. The service wil
One of Uber’s flying taxi partners just raised a $25 million Series A round
Uber Air, the transportation company’s upcoming flying taxi service, needs vehicle partners in order to make it a reality. Karem Aircraft, which Uber partnered with last year, has just raised a
In addition to urban air mobility, why not rural air mobility?
Let’s explore a new form of connectivity for rural communities.
Lilium, the ambitious German air taxi company, picks London for its new software engineering base
Lilium, the ambitious Munich-based startup developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) device, has announced that London is to be its new software engineering base, flying in the f
Lilium unveils five-seater air taxi prototype after a successful maiden flight for its latest jet
Lilium, the Munich-based startup developing an on-demand “air taxi” service, has unveiled a new five-seater prototype and is announcing to the world that a maiden flight for the new device
Flying taxis could be more efficient than gas and electric cars on long-distance trips
Flying cars definitely sound cool, but whether they're actually a good idea is up for debate. Fortunately they do seem to have some surefire benefits, among which you can now count improved efficiency
Watch Audi, Italdesign and Airbus design and test an autonomous flying taxi
German automaker Audi, Airbus and Italdesign presented Tuesday a scaled-down version of its vision of the future: a drone that can pluck the cab off an autonomous electric vehicle and then fly off to
Uber adds another flying taxi partner
Uber has teamed up with Karem Aircraft to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for the ride-hailing company’s upcoming flying taxi service, the companies announced toda
Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Uber’s holding a big conference today in Los Angeles, Uber Elevate, to share more about its ambitions to launch a flying taxi service. For those unfamiliar, Uber’s goal is to start testing
Uber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020
Uber has inked a partnership with Nasa over its flying taxi plans and says now it's aiming to get demo flights up and running in Los Angeles by 2020.
Airbus and HAX create an accelerator program for flying taxi tech
Aeronautics industry giant Airbus is teaming up with hardware early-stage investment firm HAX to create a four-month accelerator program based in Shenzhen focused on a high-flying goal – “urba