Hyundai has brought forward its expectation to have electric 'flying taxis' in operation, by 2025, writes Brian Byrne. Previously the carmaker had given 2028 as its launch date, using 6-passenger battery-electric aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing.
Hyundai has announced a partnership with Uber's air-mobility division to develop the service. At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in the US, the company showed an Urban Air Port concept in full size.
It all seems a little closer to coming out of the science fiction phase ...
