Air taxis, which are essentially flying cars that take off vertically then fly horizontally, could be shuttling passengers in the U.S. by 2025. Utah is making plans for managing more crowded skies.
A state “advanced air mobility” study says the lots could become “vertiports” for drones and air taxis.
“Vertiports” are vertical take-off and landing facilities. The report presents data from the Wasatch Front Regional Council on underutilized parking lots, including those at large shopping centers that could be repurposed for vertiports “simply by rearranging paint and lighting.” Air taxis are essentially flying cars, able to carry a few people and vertically take off from or land on a small patch of ground. There are no air taxis operating in the U.S. yet, and the soonest it could happen nationally looks like about 2025. Several companies are developing small, electric-powered air taxis called “electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing” aircraft.
A Zipline drone drops a package during a demonstration in South Jordan on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The Utah Department of Transportation has issued its report on managing drones and air taxis across the state.that it was aiming for around $50 for a trip from Santa Monica to downtown L.A., which is about 15 miles.
One obvious place for an air taxi vertiport is Salt Lake City International Airport, where passengers can transfer to bigger aircraft for longer flights. The report also noted that the electric aircraft will take vehicles off the road, improving air quality, and the jobs generated will be high-paying, skilled work. But it noted potential downsides, too, including safety and privacy concerns about the low-flying vehicles, impacts on local or migrating animals and the possibility of terrorism.One of the biggest challenges is developing an automated air traffic control system for drones and air taxis.
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