Audi Has a Flying Taxi Concept So There's That
Slideshow: Audi has teamed up with Airbus and Italdesign to create a self-flying taxi. The concept combines the semi-proven technological capabilities found in modern-day electric vehicles with that found in a passenger drone. Click through the slide show to learn more.
Simply put: Why?
According to Dr. Bernd Martens, one of Audi’s board members, the company is absolutely convinced that flying taxis are on the way and will be a reality sooner rather than later. Dr. Martens then cited the fact that as more people move to cities, and the general population becomes more mobile, the need for robot taxis will become a necessity. In fact, he went so far as to propose the idea that a growing segment of folks out there will be without a driver’s license entirely.
How far out is Pop.Up Next to being fully realized?
Audi has gone public with the goal of completing this technology and getting out and on to the market within the next decade. All things considered, this seems highly likely. The prototype has already completed its first public test flight, with the flight module portion of the vehicle having successfully placed a passenger capsule on to the ground module portion, at which point it then went ahead and drove away autonomously.
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