Volocopter wants to offer a flying taxi service to the Paris Olympics in 2024

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Volocopter aims to offer a flying taxi service with its eVTOLs during the future Paris Olympics to be held in 2024. The announcement of the company & agrave; German & egrave; was given at the Paris Air Forum when it provided a demonstration of the operation of the Volocopter 2X model at Le Bourget airport.

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25 Oct

IN THE FUTURE WILL FLIGHT SAR? AUTONOMOUS

German company engaged in the German sector of eVTOLs for some time, he wanted to show the progress of his work. The test flight & egrave; lasted 3 minutes and the electric aircraft traveled about 500 meters at an altitude of 30 meters, traveling at a speed; of 30 km/h. There was no one on board as the Volocopter 2X was remotely controlled. By specifications, this eVTOL is; capable of carrying two more passengers; its baggage. According to the company, that trial marks the beginning of an additional test campaign. steps in collaboration with the French Civil Aviation Authority to safely bring electric flying taxis to the & Icirc; le-de-France region.

The goal of offering a flying taxi service in 2024 at the Paris Olympics is; certainly very ambitious but progress in this field is very rapid and therefore & egrave; really possible that by that date, athletes and organizers can move through these aircraft. From what we learn, initially, the taxi service will be; run by pilots that will be aboard the eVTOLs. Over time, the goal is make sure that the aircraft can fly in a fully automated way.

Please note that Volocopter & egrave; the first and only company dealing with eVTOL to have obtained the Design Organization Approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This new news & egrave; yet another demonstration of how the eVTOL sector is experiencing a period of strong dynamism. Several new models have recently been announced although still in the prototype phase. The bet of the companies that work there is; to get to revolutionize mobility; short-range through these electric aircraft.

A market that also interests several car manufacturers such as Stellantis, Toyota and Hyundai who have decided to invest in order to eventually be able to offer flying taxi services in the future./p> The Samsung pi? balanced? Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, buy it at the best price from ePrice at 389 euros .