Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the 1980s, Joeben Bebert was a young boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his home in the forested mountains. I started daydreaming about flying cars. . As CEO of Joby Aviation, Bebert seeks to bring his childhood fantasies of flight closer to reality. He and a modern-day […]
Gunfire hits commercial airliner near cockpit as plane taxis before takeoff — and shocked passengers speak out
A bullet struck the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet as it taxied for takeoff Friday night at Dallas Love Field. KXAS-TV reported. An airport spokesperson told the station that gunfire forced the plane to eject, and KXAS added that Dallas police were searching for the person who pulled the trigger. “The fact that it […]
Flying taxis for passengers at Paris Olympics scrapped over safety concerns
A German air taxi manufacturer has scrapped plans to transport passengers in futuristic drones during the Paris Olympics due to delays in engine certification, the company said. Personal aircraft maker Volocopter has been testing flying taxis in the Paris area for several years and had been lobbying European authorities to allow the introduction of its […]
Robots take the wheel as San Francisco opens streets to driverless taxis
The future of urban transportation is here, and it takes the form of sleek, self-driving cars cruising around our cities. Across the United States, autonomous vehicle manufacturers are racing to revolutionize the way we get around, promising safer roads, less traffic and a new era of mobility. But in San Francisco, this future has suddenly […]