‘Air taxis’ could be coming to a city near you

[@mariahsart]

These are the "drones" flying over New Jersey

[@Lmfaocj]

My first thought.

[@anthonyimbasciani]

I’ve been doing some research . It looks like Joby arch and others in the UK have contracts with NDAs so it kind of makes sense we are giving up big air space to test these things I can only guess to see what a high traffic situation would be like. Makes no sense that shoulders are being shrugged .

[@paynteck4473]

america will do anything than build trains

[@kiddadd]

😅

[@ksaboda]

I couldn’t agree with you more.

[@moniquewrites9046]

Facts like what we doing

[@watchingthecrazyworld7761]

Aren't trains and subways risky, though? It seems like a lot of people are getting assaulted and robbed. In America, the violent offender will be out hours later. While the victim is still in the hospital.

[@christianhardwick6530]

High Speed Trains is the way to go. In Spain there’s the AVE

[@23h_ago]

So, is this what's flying on the east coast?

[@hoklau1936]

Techies are so obsessed with newness they never think things through. There will be crashes and people will die. You just watch

[@Rosewood185]

Doubt it.

[@Pucukax]

Luckily for us on my planet, where we have absolutely no tech, we just crawl everywhere and we avoid crashes and deaths.

[@rwilk68]

50,000 people die in America every year with regular automobiles

[@Ac22768]

Not only that, but noise from air traffic is going to be insane.

[@1805movie]

I want to see airships make a comeback.

[@BuhodePiedra]

FAA approval for low altitude. $500m from Toyota. 6 propellers, very stable and safe. Bring these online and clear the roads!

[@Dwightlittlefield]

Clear the roads my ass. The only people taking these air taxis will be the affluent. That will hardly clear the roads.

[@leevang7349]

No thanks

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I'll let other people try it out for a decade or so before I decide. Also have to consider what their prices are.

[@wac74]

@@YouCanCallMeReTro im with you no thanks!!!! just what we need not!!!!

[@lelongbashi]

This vehicle needs to be approve by FAA. You can't just fly anywhere you like without FAA approval.

[@rayjay238]

Bird strikes

[@abvevo6406]

A bird wouldn't stand a chance. 😂

[@lianacheung4805]

what happens to the people below an accident?

[@SegoJordania]

What about electric battery? will they explode while in the air?😐

[@madboyreadynow28]

It's crazy that people say they will not ride in a driverless car, but they will take this. I say no. I don't want something falling on my house.

[@Rosewood185]

Sound like a person from the 1800’s

[@JohnDoe-fv7ue]

What an absolute death trap.

[@Rosewood185]

Safer then a car 🚗

[@fre_she]

@@Rosewood185true

[@Itsjustme1982]

ya then you get the one rich guy at the bar whos riding in one of these right next to you smellin like vodka 10,000 ft in the air lol

[@mziqbal]

People of Manhattan in particular will be very happy to hear that news.

[@snapperboat25]

Archer CEO guy is just creepy. That sales pitch voice if frightening.

[@dianaverano7878]

So what happens when there is a strong wind?

[@rickhammond2473]

Gone with the wind😛

[@dianaverano7878]

@@rickhammond2473 haha 😆

[@rickhammond2473]

@@dianaverano7878 I am happy that you liked that ✌

[@dianaverano7878]

@@rickhammond2473 it's funny 😆

[@rickhammond2473]

@@dianaverano7878 💚

[@roguesqadronairsoft]

It's doubtful that these will become large scale commercially viable. The amount of commercial helicopter pilots aren't as numerous as these companies are making it seem, sure you can build them, but who will fly them? Helo pilots are getting more and more expensive if you can find them and those who started as rotor pilots are converting to fixed wing due to the salaries of airline or even just fixed wing pilots in general.

[@lamaripiazza5226]

They might be automated but I still won't ride in one.

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

The FAA recently introduced a new pilot certification category for powered-lift aircraft, so we will soon see dedicated powered-lift pilots in addition to existing helicopter and fixed-wing pilots, depending on how well the economics work out for the air taxi industry.

[@ifightfortheusers]

imagine the insurance rates..

[@breemack7503]

Imagine the cost of the flight and the air traffic..

[@HELLYOU143]

Why did you display a longer route to travel from Manhattan to JFK when, in fact, taking the Belt Parkway is not necessary for this purpose?

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

And one day, there will be self-flying air taxis.

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

Maybe, but the FAA, if they are smart, will still require self-flying air taxis to have licensed human pilots because if there is a failure with the autopilot system, there must be someone qualified behind the yoke who can take the controls and land the aircraft safely without injury to the passengers it carries.

[@chaws314]

Also much louder than a cab

[@srgantmoomooo]

So it’s a helicopter… Are people just gonna act like we don’t have these already?

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

It's not just a helicopter. It's also a plane. A Heliplane, if that makes it easier for you to understand. A tiltrotor aircraft like the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. Flies slightly slower than a plane (additional drag created by huge rotors), but faster than a helicopter (has fixed wings to generate additional lift).

[@kevinbernatek7875]

I don’t imagine a woman with a walker is going to order one of these. I wonder if someone will order an air-taxi instead of an ambulance to get them to the hospital. Wonder if someone will give birth in the backseat. Wonder if someone tries to jack the air-taxi with a gun 😂 Jesus….the amount of problems to occur with this is ASTOUNDING. It’ll only be reserved for people with money and no criminal background. (Yes, background checks are required to ride in this 😂)

[@KenNickelson]

Death with a nice view.. what about the noise n safety..

[@Rosewood185]

They got that covered 🤔

[@terrykeeley9601]

Nope reminds me of the titan

[@gathrightcrystal]

Can you send them to the hurricane victims please

[@BlueEyed888]

Hopefully JOBY won’t get slow walked by the FAA. We need AAM to stay on track for a 2025 launch.

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

They're not, but I think the launch has been delayed to early 2026 to be on the safe side, just to provide some extra time for passenger-carrying tests before public air taxi operations begin.

[@justinw1198]

This is about to blow up on the stock market, stock price is still pretty low too

[@elladolgov1313]

Amazing , Joby Aviation good luck

[@WilliamEnwerem-p5l]

This is the future for Uber transportation in the skies

[@incognito3743]

45 min trip to JFK in 7 minutes……I’d give it a shot.

[@TheJohnny220]

Oh give me a break. it will cost just as much as a helicopter to take a ride. Don't let them fool you. It will be to expensive for most people.

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

I agree. Even after air taxis begin operations, the majority of those in the middle class will still have a long while to wait before prices come down enough to make the service affordable to the average citizen.

[@amywu6960]

Is there a place to store luggage ??

[@Gatosyperros289]

Yesssss

[@chandru3101952]

Seems risky.

[@hightechcorvette]

Nope

[@solorome014]

😂😂😂this a mess waiting to happen

[@rc653]

Hopefully troublemakers won't ruin this for everybody by throwing stuff at the propellers, or would keep birds safe.

[@kingcatx2]

All CEOs care about making profits…

[@zmeel]

I'm wondering what will happen to this taxi. Will GTA players try to steal it?

[@jmb9040]

would rather climb into a rocket powered self driving car with no seatbelt

[@ytzpilot]

They have a massive global pilot shortage and ATC shortage even before launching this 😂

[@mrwhy3499]

People in D.C 💀💀💀

[@11Bulletstopper]

OceanGate vibes.

[@EVTOLresearch]

Want to get a feel for what Joby's S4 sounds like in comparison to Archer's Midnight? We took a dB meter and a video camera to the airports where they conduct their test flights: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfKpnhopryDnM0

[@jameswallace3963]

Honestly? Do you KNOW how LOUD these are? Do you care if they flew over YOUR house at any time, day or night ? This is a question of NOISE POLLUTION. It's not a case for Ingenieurs wishing everyone a Flint Stone Lifestyle...

[@markcosenza3274]

Soon a Tick Tock video will show how to Airjack one.😂😂

[@jjbdbd8279]

😂😂😂😂😂 and what about a windy day 🥴

[@breemack7503]

What about a thunderstorm

[@glass4600]

What about a sharknado?

[@Diveresity]

@@glass4600 shark impact would make go boom

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

And will it work during a massive snow storm?

[@dianaverano7878]

Exactly my thoughts

[@Ascend77]

Copied from China

[@KenNickelson]

Power lines..

[@Emulator_Crossing]

it will be a mod in gta 6.

[@yuGrettuGehT]

This is cool I'd definitely fly in one.

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

Hopefully in 2026, we will. :)

[@livingroomguitarist7]

Game changing, and very welcome tech and safe. You'll see.

[@AlexR_44]

cool. About friggin time.

[@zmumtaz]

Funny thing unemployment rising people can't eat and we have these. Weren't driverless taxis going to be the norm 15 years ago lol

[@hood_TheJoker]

yeah not gonna be able to do it... ill walk bubba, can't put my life in the hands of AI just yet

[@FunFactFreaks]

Ah, air taxis-because regular traffic jams and honking horns weren’t quite maddening enough! Imagine the sheer delight of having a swarm of glorified oversized drones buzzing overhead, turning your peaceful day into the soundtrack of a high-speed chase scene. Nothing says "modern utopia" like constant whirring, buzzing, and the occasional sonic boom above your head while you're trying to enjoy a cup of coffee. Can’t wait for the inevitable "air taxi rush hour" when hundreds of these flying marvels crisscross the sky like confused mosquitoes, occasionally "recalculating" and possibly colliding. Oh, and who needs birdsong when you can have the dulcet tones of blades slicing through the air 24/7? Urban tranquility? Overrated. Let the drone apocalypse commence!

[@bryanaraujo5907]

I love it

[@cristianflores1588]

Meanwhile China has this technology for over 4 years 😂

[@toshe.stoilov]

Ehang is a leader in this industry

[@kiddadd]

That would be so amazing.

[@patrickwong4824]

They use this in North & South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Florida right about now.

[@mral6809]

Only for the Rich who ride off the backs of the working class. Ticket price for the low price of $1,000 per minute.

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

Do you know that for a fact? Yes, it will be very expensive.

[@kevinbernatek7875]

EXACTLY. everyday folks will never be able to ride in one of these

[@kevinbernatek7875]

@@bmoshareholderappleshareho855😂

[@cherylsmith4102]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqjPg52wrL5orpo AIR TAXIS

[@shadowrider9421]

Yeah my city not getting that

[@Staci-w1w]

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[@sidali2590]

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