World's first self-driven Flying Taxi tested successfully in Singapore

world’s first full-scale air taxi vertiport has been uncovered at Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore. VoloPort is result of a collaboration among Volocopter, German urban air mobility and air taxi pioneer, and Skyports, vertiport developer, owner and operator. SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton spoke to Volocopter’s founder, Alex Zosel, at ITS World Congress ahe of air taxi’s flight over Marina Bay area in Singapore. Zosel told Hutton that y are t only presenting flying taxi but also displaying first VoloPort, first take-off and landing terminal for ir flying taxi worldwide. 

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Volocopter and Skyports have anunced that y will continue ir partnership to introduce commercial air taxi services in Singapore and beyond. As part of ITS Wolrd Congress, Volocopter and Skyports have built up VoloPort model on Float at Marina Bay. During conference, numerous visitors are expected at VoloPort, including representatives from EU Commission, EASA (European Union Aviation and Safety ncy), and Ministry of Transport of many countries.

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drone-like flying taxi has been experimented in Singapore and is assumed to be put into use in next two years. Volocopter is self-driving, but it also h a human pilot for its test flights. It has 18 propellers and sufficient for two passengers and ir lugg. futuristic city transport was tested for around two-and-a-half minutes over water around Marina Bay. Its producers hope that techlogy will help to ease polluting traffic in major cities and transform commute of future.