Airbus is working to explore the possibility of 'vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles' to operate in the French capital, hoping to bring the air taxis to Paris in time for the 2024 Olympic Games
vehicles" to operate in the French capital, hoping to bring the air taxis to Paris in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.The feasibility study, launched in partnership with airport operator Groupe ADP, the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority , will look into traffic management, urban integration, maintenance, and design and production.
To get to the city center, visitors arriving at Charles de Gaulle International Airport currently have to take a taxi, a 35-minute train, or a bus that could take between 45 and 90 minutes.Efforts will be made to ensure that"the flying autonomous vehicle is accessible to the greatest number of people," the RATP group said.
Airport manager ADP has until the end of the year to pick a site to develop for a"vertiport" -- a facility capable of hosting air taxis in the region around Paris, news agency AFP reported. Plans are afoot to have the venue ready within 18 months, but would require €10 million in infrastructure investment, ADP executive director general Edward Arkwright estimated.
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