air taxi

EHang plans to introduce an air taxi service, priced similarly to a premium road taxi, within three years.

This month, it completed the first point-to-point air taxi flight in the United Arab Emirates and announced plans for three new vertiports in the area.

Critics dispute air taxi company claims that their services could ease congestion as passengers will still have to take a car to and from the takeoff and landing points.

Air taxi makers face the challenge of building a battery powerful enough to support back-to-back flights with minimal charging time.

Wisk Aero, which is working on a four-passenger air taxi, has its own solution to safety.