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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Volocopter - The Untold Story

Los Angeles 2028 to feature ‘unprecedented’ Olympic Games first

A city infamous for its crushing traffic, LA is expected to host more than 15 million visitors during the Games

The Independent UK

My Wildest Prediction: The podcast that dares to imagine the future with business visionaries

Dating apps will die, capitalism is over, and social apps will slowly disappear... Get ready for some very wild predictions from the world's tech and business leaders as they chat about the future with innovation expert Tom Goodwin.

Euronews

UK flying taxi firm pins hopes on investors as cash runs short

Vertical’s crash and cash crisis highlight challenge of making flying taxis a reality after nearly a century of efforts

The Guardian - UK

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US Regulator Finalizes Air Taxi Rules

US regulators on Tuesday finalized regulations for "powered lift" vehicles, opening the door for commercial air taxis.

International Business Times

Will air taxis be ready to fly passengers by the next Olympics?

Volocopter was supposed to transport people around this year’s Paris Olympics. That didn’t happen.

Fortune

Paris Olympics Dream Of Flying Taxis Delayed

Learn about the delayed Paris Olympics autonomous flying taxi project by Volocopter due to certification issues and the future prospects of eVTOL technology.

Top News

Paris 'Flying Taxis' Scheme Misses Olympic Debut

Flying taxis could whisk passengers across Paris or help with emergency medical care from December, operators said on Thursday, while acknowledging that the dream of showing off the scheme during the Paris Olympics was impossible.

International Business Times

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Paris 'flying taxis' venture misses Olympic debut over certification delays

Test flights for flying taxis have been scrapped in Paris during the Olympics due to delays in the certification of the engine, said the venture's promoters. In the meantime, flight demonstrations with a passengerless prototype are being organised.

France 24

Paris 'Flying Taxi' Flights Scrapped During Olympics

Plans to lift an electric-powered "flying taxi" over Paris during the Olympics have been scrapped because certification for its engine has not come through, its promoters said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Flying taxis at Paris 2024: Time running out for approval amid political bust-up

It’s one of the logistical questions hanging over the Paris Olympics, two weeks from the Opening Ceremony: will there be flying taxis?

France 24

Volocopter Flying Taxi Seeks To Seduce Paris

A German company is seeking to use the exposure generated by the Paris Olympics to overcome the opposition of local politicians and demonstrate that flying taxis can serve the French capital.

International Business Times

24 transportation design innovations for 2024

From electric cars to new airports and sports boats, here’s a non-exhaustive list of 24 of the most interesting transportation design innovations to expect in the coming year

Wallpaper

Your electric flying taxi is just around the corner

Prototypes are finally taking off after a difficult time for investors, and some surprising challengers have joined the race

The Guardian - UK

Up, up and away — flying taxis look to France's city of revolution to unleash change on the skies

After much dreamy and not always credible talk of skies filled with flying, non-polluting electric taxis, their developers are preparing to deliver a future they say is now just around the corner

The Independent UK

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France 24

Startups at Paris Air Show hope to get air taxis buzzing across European skies

Several companies at the Paris Air Show are presenting advanced prototypes of air taxis that could offer an alternative means of inner city transport. One of them, German group Volocopter, is aiming to get its aircraft up and running for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Also in the show, we look…

Al Jazeera

Formula 1 in the skies: could flying cars soon be a reality?

Alauda Aeronautics hopes the world’s first flying car race will make futuristic vehicles an everyday reality.

The Guardian - UK

Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024

Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital’s airports operator

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Invests in Electric Urban Air Mobility

NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, announced Wednesday a $175 million investment in Volocopter, the pioneer of Urban Air Mobility. The investment is part of NEOM’s efforts to take a significant equity stake in Volocopter, positioning it as a leader in future mobility solutions. NEOM…

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