Saudi Arabia Launches Inaugural Air Taxi Service

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Launches Inaugural Air Taxi Service.

Saudi Arabia has achieved a significant milestone in its pursuit of commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) operations with the successful completion of the first test flight of a flying taxi. The test flight, conducted by German urban air mobility firm Volocopter in collaboration with NEOM, a futuristic smart city project in Tabuk, showcased the performance of the Volocopter eVTOL in the local climate and environmental conditions. The VoloCity, a two-seater eVTOL craft with autonomous capabilities, demonstrated its flying capabilities above the desert landscape.

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