Look: Compact flying taxi ‘takes off’ at Expo 2020 Dubai’s India Pavilion

Look: Compact flying taxi ‘takes off’ at Expo 2020 Dubai’s India Pavilion

The cargo carrier is expected to be rolled out by February 2023 and the passenger version is expected by December 2024.

By SM Ayaz Zakir Published: Wed 23 Feb 2022, 11:26 AM

Innovation hub at the Expo 2020 Dubai's India Pavilion has showcased many breakthrough technologies and discoveries in science, healthcare, defence among other sectors. The new innovation that is being showcased is a sustainable solution to commute within the city in the future -- a flying taxi.

The Indian origin ePlane Company is in pursuit of building the world’s most compact flying electric taxis to alleviate congestion in cities worldwide. The company is working towards developing electric air transportation systems for intracity commute and cargo transport and aim at taking this technology to the global markets, including the Middle East, the US and Western Europe.

Incubated out of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, our company was founded in 2017 by Professor Satya Chakravarthy, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, and Pranjal Mehta, a 2019 IIT Madras Graduate.

Located in Chennai, India, their team is growing with passionate people coming together from diverse backgrounds and cultures across India, helping them understand and tackle problems with increased efficiency across different aspects of their products.

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