The race is on for the world’s first electric air taxi

An Indian startup has joined the race to fly the world’s first electric air taxi.

In 2020, at least two aviation startups had vowed to launch such a service: UK-based Vertical Aerospace planned to begin operations in 2024 while Germany’s Volocopter, which has been readying vertical-take-off craft, had set a 2023 deadline.

Last November, Volocopter even tested a completely electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi—with a crew—in Seoul, South Korea.

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