Flying taxi is an unforgettable journey for $ 175 (4 photos)
Airbus is getting closer to realization of the Grand project. The already known details about how it will go flying on a flying taxi Vahana, how much it will cost and most importantly, when you will become a passenger of unusual transport.
Vahana is a small aircraft unit with the functions cab, Parking it takes no more than two standard seats. For takeoff, the device does not need special platforms, as vertical ascent and landing Vahana can exercise anywhere. As for the passengers, on Board, space is provided for only one person, a passenger. If the task is to transport the cargo, its weight must not exceed the allowable mass.
Air taxis will be controlled by a special processor. It has artificial intelligence capable of self-learning that has a quick response to avoid collisions and dangerous situations.
Vahana will be able to cover a distance of 110 kilometers. And the price of this unforgettable trip will be $175. For comparison, during a helicopter flight in San Francisco for the same distance you will have to pay $525.
The first test flight of the air taxis is not far off, he is scheduled for the end of this year. But the serial version of the Vahana will be able to rise into the air roughly in 2020, not before.
Source: blogs.nvidia.com? Vahana
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