As Boeing And Airbus Pull Back From Urban Air Mobility, Volocopter’s Advance Sale Of Air Taxi Rides Sends A Mixed Message

As Boeing And Airbus Pull Back From Urban Air Mobility, Volocopter’s Advance Sale Of Air Taxi Rides Sends A Mixed Message

A ticket to ride - Volocopter is offering 15 minute "experience" rides in its VoloCity air taxi ... [+] before an Urban Air Mobility market is in place.



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You may have heard that German air taxi developer Volocopter has announced that it's offering advance reservations for rides in its electric, single-passenger VoloCity air taxi, which has not yet received safety certification. The rides will be about 15 minutes long, cost $23.66-per minute, and won't go anywhere.

Some might say that's a metaphor for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in general.

Volocopter is not offering specifics on when or where the rides in its 18-rotor eVTOL aircraft will take place. The company will say only that they'll happen within 12 months after Volocopter's