How flying taxis will bring £45 billion to UK's economy and boost public transportation

The first electric flying taxis in Britain will be trialled in 2026 and could come into wider use by the end of the decade, the government has said. Following trials in 2026, the first piloted flying taxi flight will come into regular service by 2028. By 2030, demos of pilotless flying taxis will begin. So-called ‘vertiports,’ mini airports for drones and electric aircraft which take off vertically, will be built in the UK to serve as hubs for the new technology. Read the full story here ⬇️ https://www.cityam.com/britain-to-trial-flying-taxis-by-2026-in-embrace-of-tech-once-confined-to-sci-fi-with-45bn-boost-to-uk-economy/ Get more of City A.M. 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cityam #taxi #transportation #transport #flying #aircraft #aircraftmechanic #electricvehicles #electricaircraft #technology #technologynews #trending #trendingnews #trendingvideo #uknews #ukeconomy #uk #london #publictransport Produced by: Larissa Howie, Scarlett Wild, Emmanuel Nwosu