Volocopter

Drones

Volocopter flying taxi lifts off onstage at CES

The flight controllers inside Intel's drones are capable of some incredible spectacles, but can they carry passengers across town in an 18-rotor aircraft? That's the end game of the company's partnership with Volocopter, and at CES today it gave glimpse of what such a feat might look like.

Dubai is moving full steam ahead toward a future skyline dotted with modern skyscrapers and flying taxis

Urban Transport

Volocopter flying taxi takes unmanned flight over Dubai

Dubai has kicked off trials of the Volocopter two-seater aircraft. The all-electric 18-rotor vehicle took to the skies for the first time over the city on Monday as the city looks to establish what would be world's first self-flying taxi service.

The city of Dubai has signed on to trial the Voloctoper 2 later this year

Urban Transport

Daimler gets onboard the Volocopter flying taxi

At what point do zany flying taxi concepts become feasible urban mobility solutions? Daimler seems to have seen enough of the Volocopter to believe this autonomous flying machine is the real deal.