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Old 06-19-2021, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Northeast states
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Kelekona’s super-size approach sets it off from other actors in eVTOL development. Uber Elevate plans on launching an air taxi service for up to four passengers by 2023. Lilium wants its six seater operating by 2024. Rather than a similar effort to replace smaller ground cabs with air alternatives, however, Kelekona is looking to rival mass public transit by shuttling large groups of people longer destinations.

It set to arrive by 2026 5 years from now. Will guys take Uber flying taxis ?








https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/eve-air-taxi

https://dronedj.com/2021/06/08/nyc-s...drone-service/
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Old 06-19-2021, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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I will be interested in knowing what kind of safety features these "flying taxis" will possess.
If there's a total loss of power, will these things drop from the sky like a rock, or can they glide down to the ground via their rotary blades?

I have no doubt this tech will be a reality in the near future, but there will be years of legislation/regulation before it's available for public use.
They will drop from the sky the same way a helicopter does, which is to say, "like a rock," a very fragile rock.
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