The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) which is going to be a newer addition in the mode of transportation in Dubai is a sort of a helicopter with the rotors of a drone and is manufactured by Volocopter, a German aviation company. The environment-friendly drone is around two meter in height and driven by eighteen individual battery-powered rotors housed in a seven meter diameter rotor rim above the cockpit. The AAT has claimed a cruising speed of fifty km/h (31 mph) and a maximum speed of one hundred km/h (62 mph), and a maximum flight time of around 30 minutes, with two passengers.
The autonomous air vehicle (AAV) or autonomous aerial taxis (AAT) are flying vehicles that could fly at an altitude of two hundred meters in a residential area in the backdrop of strong wind for around five minutes.
Volocopter sees its vision of urban air taxis confirmed. For years, the company has developed not only the technology for quiet, safe and emission-free flying, but it is also a pioneer when it comes to close cooperation with aviation authorities and the definition of standards for infrastructure and reliable operation. We now have a fantastic opportunity to work with the RTA on the development and testing of the entire future ecosystem for safe autonomous air transport using Dubai as a first showcase project.
Volocopter focuses on making flying an option for everyone and on re-inventing mobility in urban areas. The company, which is based in the technology region Karlsruhe, established its place in aviation history in 2011 with the first manned flight of an electric multicopter. The introduction of its latest model, Volocopter 2X, has made the company a global leader when it comes to safety and autonomous flying.
The Dubai flying taxi is especially innovative and extremely high tech piece of engineering.
The flying taxi is awesome
