Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024
by Senay Boztas in Amsterdam from World news | The Guardian on (#6A1QJ)
Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital's airports operator
Athletes are getting in shape for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, and so is the world's first electric air taxi network.
We are going to make it happen," Solene Le Bris of Paris airports operator Groupe ADP told an industry audience at Amsterdam Drone Week. We are trying to launch the first e-VTOL [vertical takeoff and landing] pre-commercial service in the world: that's our ambition."
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