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 · May 15, 2025
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 · Mar 31, 2025
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 · Nov 15, 2024
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 · Oct 23, 2024
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 · Aug 15, 2024
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 · Aug 12, 2024
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 · Aug 8, 2024
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 · Aug 8, 2024
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 · Aug 8, 2024
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 · Jul 12, 2024
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 · Jan 16, 2024
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 · Jan 6, 2024
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 · Jun 24, 2023
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 · Jun 22, 2023
France 24 · Jun 21, 2023 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 · Apr 6, 2023 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 · Mar 21, 2023 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 · Nov 3, 2022 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…