Those dreams of having flying cars when we were younger may finally come true as flying taxis have made their debut on 22 October in Singapore and may be a permanent thing in 2 years.
According to TODAY, an R&D version of the air taxi, the Volocopter 2X, flew for 3 minutes at noon around Marina Bay on 22 October. This debut is part of the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress that is running from 21 to 25 October at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. Volocopter’s spokesperson, Ms Helena Treeck, told TODAY that the company hopes to make flying taxis a thing in Singapore by 2021.
The Volocopter is a 2-seater passenger drone that consists of 18 rotors. It can fly up to 30km in one charge. That’s roughly the distance between Jurong East & Punggol. The copter can go up to speeds of 110km/h. And since there are no obstacles or traffic lights in the air, it’s like taking a highway from pickup to destination. The flying taxi can fly unmanned because of an “intelligent operation system”.
Volocopter has been engaging with the Transport Ministry, Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore and the Economic Development Board to discuss the project of having air taxis in Singapore.
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