Comment Comment by the_duke There are a lot of companies working on "flying taxis".All of those seem to have a large footprint with lots of rotors, meaning they will need dedicated landing/take off zones.This seems to limit their usability a lot, turning them more into a short range point to point helicopter service.Not to mention the noise pollution. Those things are all loud.Combine that with limited speed and range, and I just don't see the concept taking off in a big way.Some other competitors:* Volocopter: https://www.volocopter.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OazFiIhwAEs* Hyunday S-A1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6K7GAG1Aas* Bell Nexus: https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-nexus* Ehang: https://www.ehang.com/ehang184/index https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66MoI4GdFs* Kitty Hawk HeavySide (Larry Page pet project): https://kittyhawk.aero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mc3C19kE4* Lilium (branded as jet): https://lilium.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qotuu8JjQM parent the_duke 6 years ago
All of those seem to have a large footprint with lots of rotors, meaning they will need dedicated landing/take off zones.
This seems to limit their usability a lot, turning them more into a short range point to point helicopter service.
Not to mention the noise pollution. Those things are all loud.
Combine that with limited speed and range, and I just don't see the concept taking off in a big way.
Some other competitors:
* Volocopter: https://www.volocopter.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OazFiIhwAEs
* Hyunday S-A1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6K7GAG1Aas
* Bell Nexus: https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-nexus
* Ehang: https://www.ehang.com/ehang184/index https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66MoI4GdFs
* Kitty Hawk HeavySide (Larry Page pet project): https://kittyhawk.aero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mc3C19kE4
* Lilium (branded as jet): https://lilium.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qotuu8JjQM