Airbus developing self-flying planes that could enable autonomous air taxi service by 2027

Briefing

March 20, 2017

Briefing	Autonomous Flying Plane – Airbus building electrically powered self-flying plane, called Vahana, that can carry one passenger for 50 miles at twice average car speed Self-Driving Air Taxi Fleet – Plans to introduce air-borne taxi service by 2026-27, contracting its vehicles to companies like Uber Barrier to Commercialization – Requires landing pads to be built around urban environments
Accelerator	Drones, Transportation and Mobility
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Airbus Group
Source	Captain, S., "Airbus is about to build a self-flying electric robo-taxi", Fast Company, https://www.fastcompany.com/; O' Connor, T., "Flying cars of the future: Airbus designs electric robot taxi", International Business Times, http://www.ibtimes.com/; "Future of urban mobility," Airbus Group News & Media, http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media.html; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	February 1, 2017

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