Book a Flying Taxi

There have been countless references to flying cars in science fiction movies and novels. The kind that don’t get you stuck in traffic and can handle amazing speeds to get you to your destination as soon as you possibly say where you want to go. The concept has found merit in popular fiction, but it’s been a way behind when it comes to actual implementation.

The technology of Vertical Take Off and Landing also known as VTOL, has been in existence for a while now. Aircrafts equipped with this facility have been constructed and tested. They have some snags, but on the whole it’s completely replicable in a smaller vehicle like a car. Now that’s what Airbus is experimenting with.

Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, said at the DLD conference in Munich that a hundred years ago urban transportation when underground, now they have the technological wherewithal to go above ground. He was speaking about Project Vahana, which is working on a single passenger taxi that is capable of VTOL, which is about ready for testing this year.

The company is also experimenting with a science project that deals with a multi passenger flying car. Enders says that with flying you don’t need to pour billions into concrete bridges and roads. Airbus actually envisions a taxi service which will work with bookings through an app, much like regular road running taxis today. If you could book yourself a flying taxi by the end of the year, would you?