Tag Archives: Taxi

The space agency reports that the drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, flew along a planned route, and then landed. This was all done autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Pictured above, an Aerialworx Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above the location …

NASA and Moog advance quiet flight technology in air taxi noise tests by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Air transportation is on the cusp of a significant transformation, with air taxis poised to redefine urban and rural mobility. In a collaborative effort to realize …

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has presented its proposal for air taxi and other next-generation aircraft regulation in a text now awaiting approval or amendment into law by the bloc’s executive body. Released under the characteristically EU administrativese title of Opinion 03/2023, the EASA proposal sets out a “comprehensive regulatory framework to address new …

 Need an air taxi, or a drone delivering items to your front yard. Skyports is the start of such a development, and now the next of funding in developing the future or transport is beginning. Skyports is a drone service provider offering cargo deliveries as well as survey and surveillance …

Flying to work, anyone? A drone big enough to carry human passengers was demonstrated in Guangzhou, China this week, and company behind it, eHang, hopes it will eventually work like the flying taxis promised by science fiction. According ot the company’s site, the eHang 216 has a top speed of 80 miles …

So far, development of the electric vertical-lift aircraft that will enable our dreams of future urban air taxis has largely been the purview of small aviation startups. The “bigs,” Boeing and Airbus, have acquired or partnered with smaller firms, while automakers – who bring expertise in mass-production if not flying …

Take the body of a small plane with stubby wings. Replace the wheels with heavy-duty helicopter skids, add four buzzing dronelike electric fans to each one, and you’ll have something like Boeing’s prototype flying taxi. It’s a slightly ungainly-looking setup for a flying machine, which are usually sleek and streamlined, …