Volocopter
Perspectively, the taxis should fly autonomously – without human intervention.
Stuttgart Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius keeps flying taxis for a solution to the traffic problems in the metropolises. “I’m convinced that this will help us to solve the congestion problem in cities on specific routes,” he said on Saturday before a test flight of the Volocopter in Stuttgart.
The Volocopter was lifted on Saturday for the first time in a European city center. For well over four minutes, the electrically driven vehicle, which looks like a mixture of helicopter and drone with its 18 rotors, made its rounds in front of the Mercedes Museum. The Volocopter flew without passengers. A pilot controlled the aircraft from the ground. The flight was part of a research project on the acceptance of air taxi taxis.
At the Bruchsal start-up is also the car maker Daimler involved. Perspectively, the taxis should be autonomous – without human intervention – fly. For a commercial operation of air taxis but still lacking approval. Volocopter boss Florian Reuter expects it in two to three years. Flights without a pilot are likely to take even longer.
Winfried Kretschmann, Ola Källenius and Volocopter boss Florian Reuter
The Daimler taxi co-financed by Daimler to solve the congestion problem in the inner cities.
Baden-Württemberg’s prime minister Winfried Kretschmann (Green) would certainly have no problem with it. “Of course that would be an optimal device for me too,” he said. For the moment, he was glad that people had such ideas, he praised the founders of Volocopter. “Nothing moves as much as attractive pictures for the future.” More: The euphoria about flying taxis is understandably enormous. That’s a good thing, because it drives aviation to more innovation. A comment.
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