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The UK government has announced that the first electric flying taxis in Britain will be tested in 2026
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and could come into wider use by the end of the decade. The Future of Flight Action, published on Monday, outlines a roadmap to bring in the technology
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that was once confined to the realms of science fiction to the UK skylines
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Following trials in 26, the first piloted flying taxi flight will come into regular service by 28
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Furthermore, demos of pilotless flying taxis will begin in 2030. So-called Vertiports, which are mini airports for drones and electric aircrafts which take
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off vertically, will be built in the UK to serve as hubs for the new technology
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The government is also exploring an increase in the use of drones to tackle crime and support
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999 medical deliveries. It estimates drone tech could boost the country's economy by $45 billion by the year 2030
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Trials of flying air taxis have already begun in the U.S. And experts from the aviation industry have suggested the world is in the edge of a new revolution
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A number of startups have emerged in recent years across Europe, the Americas, and China
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while main state players such as Boeing and Airbus are backing other ventures
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The Civil Aviation Authority or the CAA has forecasted the widespread adoption of flying taxis With the first commercial flight in an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft set to take place at the Paris Olympics
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The Civil Aviation Authority, or the CAA, has forecasted the widespread adoption of flying taxis
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with the first commercial flight in an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
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set to take place at the Paris Olympics. The Aviation and Technology Minister Anthony Brown said that cutting-edge battery
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technology will revolutionize transport as we know it. This plan will make sure the UK has
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the infrastructure and regulations in place to make it a reality. Anthony Brown will be visiting
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the braced site of vertical aerospace, a UK-based company trialling a five-seated air taxi that
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can reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. According to Duncan Walker, Chief Executive
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of Sky Sports and Chairman of the Future of Flight Industry Group, the government and industry
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have a joint commitment to support the development, industrialization, and introduction of new aviation technologies
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He added that the continued collaboration will ensure that the UK capitalizes on the significant domestic and international market opportunities presented by the future of flight
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I don't know about you, but I'm not getting on any flying taxis any time soon. But we here at City End would like to know, what are your thoughts on the electric flying taxis
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