German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup Volocopter conducted its first crewed public test flight in Italy Thursday morning. The flight launched from a vertiport built at Rome's ...

German air taxi developer Volocopter has its sights set on further operational milestones as it regroups following the Paris Olympics, where it had intended to launch commercial operations of its ...

German manufacturer Volocopter has been given the green light to start series production of its flying taxis. But will they be ready in time for their plans to shuttle people around Paris at the ...

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — It was a tantalizing vision: autonomous flying taxis zipping spectators around the Paris Olympics, their electric engines humming softly over the cityscape, ushering in a new ...

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), completed its first flight test at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) in New York City (NYC) with its crewed Volocopter 2X. Hosted by the Mayor ...

Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developers Joby Aviation and Volocopter performed exhibition flights in New York City on Nov. 13 at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) as part of an ...

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), successfully conducted a multi-day flight test campaign (from 7 to 13 December) with a crewed 2X aircraft in the Japanese cities of Osaka and ...

According to a press release, Volocopter will continue to do business during the provisional insolvency proceedings while the company restructures and tries to find new backers by February. "We are ...

The latest take on transportation has taken its first flight in New York City, with eVTOL air taxis soon flying in the Big Apple after conducting its first demonstration of what it can bring to the ...

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German media have reported that advanced air mobility developer Volocopter’s bid to gain up to €100 million ($107 million) in government loan guarantees has failed, putting the late-stage start-up in ...