Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Electric air taxi hopeful wants to be in the sky in time for Brisbane Olympics

US-based Wisk Aero signs MoU with the federal aviation services operator to work out how to introduce uncrewed electric air taxis to Australian airspace in time for Brisbane Olympics.

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Hyundai’s world-first flying taxi port opens, charged up by Australian tech

Australia's Tritium makes another splash on global stage, this time at a world-first flying taxi hub.

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The flying electric taxi that costs as much as an Uber!

Flying taxis are no longer the stuff of science fiction: We join the Vertical Aerospace team for a close look at the VA - 4 EVTOL.

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Airspeeder all-electric flying cars take off in first drag race

Video: A pre-season flying electric drag race from Airpseeder took place this week, going blade-to-blade at speeds of more than 100 km/hr.

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First flight of Airspeeder EXA flying car heralds new future for racing

Flying EXA Series electric racing car takes first publicised flight in South Australian desert ahead of planned racing series that will change the face of the sport.

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Electric Flight

Hyundai and GM confirm plans for flying electric cars, air taxi services

Hyundai and General Motors confirm they are pushing ahead with development of flying cars, and may offer air taxi services as soon as 2025.

The EmbraerX eVTOL unveiled at Uber Elevate in 2019. Embraer

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Commercial air taxis could be coming to a building or a train station near you

The first commercial air taxi flight could become a reality within three years, driven by competition between manufacturers and billions in investment.

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Air One: World-first electric urban air taxi port to be build in UK

Hyundai, Coventry City Council, and UK government partner with Urban Air Port to launch world’s first fully-operational hub for electric air taxis.

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Fiat Chrysler to boost Archer electric air taxis in new deal

Fiat Chrysler to boost development of electric air tax fleet in new deal with California-based Archer Aviation, it announced on Tuesday.

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Australian flying car racing series to feature “virtual force fields”

High performance electric flying car racing series Airspeeder inks deal with F1 supporter and cyber security firm Acronis to enable "virtual force fields".

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