AGL 39.55 Decreased By ▼ -0.16 (-0.4%)
AIRLINK 192.05 Increased By ▲ 2.20 (1.16%)
BOP 9.60 Decreased By ▼ -0.23 (-2.34%)
CNERGY 7.10 Increased By ▲ 0.09 (1.28%)
DCL 10.33 Increased By ▲ 0.09 (0.88%)
DFML 41.50 Increased By ▲ 0.19 (0.46%)
DGKC 106.99 Increased By ▲ 1.00 (0.94%)
FCCL 37.88 Increased By ▲ 0.16 (0.42%)
FFBL 94.85 Increased By ▲ 1.44 (1.54%)
FFL 14.94 Decreased By ▼ -0.06 (-0.4%)
HUBC 122.00 Decreased By ▼ -0.30 (-0.25%)
HUMNL 14.40 Increased By ▲ 0.09 (0.63%)
KEL 6.25 Decreased By ▼ -0.07 (-1.11%)
KOSM 8.17 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.62%)
MLCF 49.00 Increased By ▲ 0.22 (0.45%)
NBP 71.31 Decreased By ▼ -1.00 (-1.38%)
OGDC 228.00 Increased By ▲ 5.05 (2.27%)
PAEL 34.34 Increased By ▲ 0.72 (2.14%)
PIBTL 9.44 Decreased By ▼ -0.23 (-2.38%)
PPL 205.02 Increased By ▲ 3.57 (1.77%)
PRL 34.69 Increased By ▲ 0.89 (2.63%)
PTC 26.60 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.04%)
SEARL 118.40 Increased By ▲ 1.53 (1.31%)
TELE 9.36 Decreased By ▼ -0.27 (-2.8%)
TOMCL 38.10 Increased By ▲ 1.49 (4.07%)
TPLP 11.70 Decreased By ▼ -0.25 (-2.09%)
TREET 26.29 Increased By ▲ 1.80 (7.35%)
TRG 61.80 Increased By ▲ 0.44 (0.72%)
UNITY 35.80 Decreased By ▼ -0.26 (-0.72%)
WTL 1.83 Increased By ▲ 0.04 (2.23%)
BR100 12,224 Increased By 74.3 (0.61%)
BR30 38,346 Increased By 252.9 (0.66%)
KSE100 115,449 Increased By 1147 (1%)
KSE30 36,269 Increased By 463.4 (1.29%)
Technology

Flying taxis to operate from next year

It was first rumored that various companies would soon be introducing flying cars however, no news was heard regard
Published October 6, 2017 Updated May 16, 2018

It was first rumored that various companies would soon be introducing flying cars however, no news was heard regarding these cars after that. Now, it is official that the flying cars would be operating from next year.

European aviation giant Airbus announced that its four-person flying taxi ‘CityAirbus’ will make its initial flight by the end of year 2018. The announcement was done after a successful test of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) of the electric-powered aircraft.

Though the first tests will be unmanned, the firm aims to have humans pilot the taxi when it is expected to fly in cities by 2023 and later shift it to completely being autonomous. Airbus says that the reason they would be starting off with human pilots at first is “to ease certification and public acceptance”, as per Futurism.

Future is now with freshly tested flying Cars

After being commercially available, the craft will navigate through predetermined routes at a maximum speed of 120 km/h (74.5 mph). The craft is completely battery-powered with 100KW Siemens electric motors. It can accommodate four people comfortably “in a fast, affordable, and environmentally friendly way”.

The aircraft will have a four-fan design with small craft’s size, which will help reduce noise and make it able to move around crowded cities and dense environments. Also, by splitting a ride between groups of four people, the ride would be made as cheap as a normal taxi ride, reported Engadget.

Moreover, Airbus is not the first one to make cars fly. Uber had a three-day summit for its flying taxi plans and aims to test it by 2020, whereas, German company Volocopter too made its initial test flight in Dubai.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017

Comments

Comments are closed.