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Report: Flying taxis could be ready for take-off within two years
The first flying taxi service could take flight in the UK within the next two years.
The timeline is part of the Department of Transport’s Future of Flight Action Plan paper just released.
It estimates the first human piloted flying taxi could take off in two years and targets autonomous flying taxis without pilots by 2030.
It also forecasts drone delivery services to take to the skies on a regular basis by 2027.
This would all be possible by utilizing tech ‘once confined to the realm of sci-fi’, DoT says.
This could boost the UK economy by £45 billion by the end of this decade.
“Cutting-edge battery technology will revolutionise transport and this plan will make sure we have the infrastructure and regulation in place, said Aviation and technology minister Anthony Browne.
“We’re making sure the UK is at the forefront of this dramatic shift in transportation.”
The action plan also seeks to boost revenue streams for the country’s small aerodromes by setting up a regulatory framework so they can be used as vertiports.
This would be for eVTOL electric aircraft.
Sophie O’Sullivan, CAA head of future safety and innovation, said: “Aviation stands on the cusp of its next, potentially biggest, revolution.
“Drones, eVTOL, and other different vehicles have the potential to change transportation options forever.”
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