This Thursday morning, Volocopter, the company that seeks to launch its air taxi to the United States market and begin operating soon, carried out a new test of its vehicles at the Tampa airport, Florida. Although no agreement was made explicit, this commitment with the company may indicate that the state of the sun will be one of the first to incorporate the service when it receives the corresponding authorizations.
Volocopter was the talk this morning in the territory governed by Ron DeSantis. After having tested its vehicles with short flights in other regions of the country such as Texas and Nevada, it was the turn of the test in the sunshine state, according to what the company itself said on its social networks. Through a video shared on the official Instagram account, some images of the successful flight were shown.
What the air taxi test means for Florida
Although there is no specific announcement, The flight in Tampa could be proof that Volocopter plans to quickly incorporate Florida into its areas of operation. As indicated WFLAthe company is awaiting final approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, which would arrive in 2024. With that endorsement, it would automatically obtain approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and could begin to provide its service.
If this is fulfilled, next year air taxis could have their first flights and the different travel points would begin to be installed. Beyond the chance that Florida will be one of the first to receive this modality, logically it will be the first stage of the service and will probably not be widely used in the short term.
How an air taxi service that tested in Florida works
VoloCity, the name of the service for cities determined by the aforementioned company, intends to make air travel in cities and in this way decompress traffic and provide an ecological option for mobility, since taxis work using electricity. Before use, different boarding points, called “vertiports”, will be installed so that passengers can enter and exit the vehicles.
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