The first test of a flying taxi in Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has approved the Urban Air Mobility project, in which two famous Audi and Airbus SE companies are going to test a flying machine in a German town in Ingolstadt. The goal of such a project is to start a new era. Andreas Schoie, the head of the Ministry of Transport Affairs in Germany, said: "Flying taxis are no longer fiction, they will open great opportunities for both established companies and start-up start-ups." At the Geneva event in March of this year, Audi and Airbus presented the concept of the ultralight and compact car Pop.up Next. The prototype itself is designed for two people, has a futuristic design, but the main feature of the car is the connection system of the drone, which turns a conventional car into a flying vehicle. The salon is equipped with a 49 inch display, which is a control panel and a passenger warning system.

Managing the car completely on an autonomous system, which perfectly perceives gestures and speech. Audi CEO Bram Shot added: "Such concepts will help people quickly and cheaply move around the cities, reducing the number of ground traffic jams." But it's worth noting that other companies are engaged in the development of compact cars with a vertical take-off system. For example, the company EHang and their concept taxi 184, Uber and the Elevate project, the company Airbus and their own project Vahana.