Plans for a flying taxi service in Dubai are taking shape once again as Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Sunday that air taxis would require to skies over Dubai by 2026.
Today, we authorized the styles of flying taxi vertiports in Dubai which will operate within three years, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.A series of futuristic initiatives were announced and business cycled through those guarantees also, most timed to be included at Dubais annual World Government Summit, which saw this years edition start Monday.These air taxis would ultimately cost as low as an Uber ride, opines Ahmed Bahrozyan, Chief Executive Officer of The Public Transport Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
We believe that it will be not really far from the price of a typical Uber potentially, and thats when actually it becomes a normal service that anybody can use, Bahrozyan was quoted by Khaleejtimes.Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing speak about Hyderabad Street Circuit - & racing|2023 Formula E seasonEventually, we believe as the production of the vehicles increases, the expense of technology comes down, and we start having more demand.
We are confident that as we go along, it will become an everyday mode of transportation for many individuals residing in the city.
The flying taxis would provide about 240 km variety and a top speed of 300 km/h, which according to Bahrozyan would permit intercity travel, such as Dubai to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Fujairah.
If these come true soon, the travel time from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, for example, would be cut short to 30 minutes.