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Will Flying Taxis Get to the 2024 Olympics in Time?

Image: on volocopter.com

George Downs

Air-taxi startup Volocopter announced that it hopes to carry passengers with its VoloCity aircraft during the Paris Olympics. But will the company get its aircraft certified in time?

I explore the company’s plans at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and take a look at the future of eVTOLs. (Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft)

0:00 Volocopter’s plan for 2024 Olympics

0:32 eVTOL at the games

1:43 Air taxi’s cost

2:26 Future of eVTOLs

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Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-flying-taxi-at-the-paris-air-show-is-quiet-too-quiet-d3042497

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