Flying taxis would be a reality within three years

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Emir of Dubai, Mohamed bin Rashid, announced this Sunday the atesting of the designs of the new stations for flying taxis in Dubai with zero carbon emissions, six years after the presentation of this project.

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“Today we have approved the design of the new flying taxi stations in Dubai, which will come into operation in three years.”the emir of Dubai announced on his official Twitter account on the eve of the launch of the World Summit of Governments, held in the emirate for the tenth consecutive year.

The Dubai authorities They did not clarify whether the project would include travel for the public or businessmen, nor did they mention the cost of the project.. According to the promotional video shared on his Twitter, the first phase of the initiative includes four initial stations near Dubai International Airport, the city center, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina.

He also reported that the maximum range of the aircraft is 241 kilometers with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour and with capacity for four seats in addition to the pilot. With this futuristic project, Dubai will be “the first city in the world to have an advanced vertical take-off and landing network” with zero carbon emissions, according to the promotional clip.

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In addition, he clarified that the project will be carried out by the Highway Authority and Transportation in cooperation with the pioneering companies of advanced air transport Skyports Infrastructure and Joby Aviation.

In February 2017, the chairman of the Dubai Transport Authority, Mattar al Tayer, announced the launch of a project of automatic and electric drones that transport passengers for short journeys as a taxi.

Al Tayer assured that “flying taxis” will not be available “until its safety has been proven one hundred percent” for users, for which tests are currently underway.

EFE