Now playing Next Mobility Bye-bye traffic jams? Chinese-made flying taxi takes off in Dubai The XPeng X2, an electric aircraft that looks like a drone but can go as fast as a car, offers a glimpse into the future of urban mobility. 13/10/2022
Now playing Next Mobility This drone-inspired motorbike can fly at high speed for 40 minutes The world's first flying bike made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week. 16/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility The Swedish-built electric 'flying car' designed for anyone to fly The drone-like Jetson One, weighing 190 pounds and boasting a 20-minute flight time, is fully electric and is designed to be a "jet ski of the skies". 03/03/2022
Now playing Next Mobility This Japanese airline wants to launch a flying taxi service Japan's biggest airline is working with a flying taxi startup, but the companies have a lot of work to do before the flights can take off. 15/02/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Flying car prototype in Slovakia is officially cleared for takeoff A Slovakian-made flying car has received its wings with its official airworthiness certificate - moving one step closer to reaching the public market. 27/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Slovak flying car gets approval from civil aviation regulators The Slovak flying car, AirCar, manufactured by Klein Vision, has received its certificate of airworthiness. 26/01/2022
Now playing Next Mobility These are some of the mobility stories that moved us in 2021 COVID hasn’t stopped engineers, planners or space explorers from using their imagination to push the boundaries of how we can transport ourselves. 27/12/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Jetpacks, flying cars and taxi drones: The future of urban transport? The advanced air mobility market is expected to be worth €15 billion by 2025 - but is it more fiction than science? 05/12/2021
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation What will the world's first flying electric car race look like? After completing the final tests on its cars, Airspeeder is planning to launch the first three races later this year. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News French airports create company for flying taxi infrastructure It will be used to deploy battery-powered aircraft that can take off and land vertically, offering a new way for travellers to beat traffic and hop between cities. 26/10/2021
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation When will flying cars really take off? Flying cars will combine many elements of a light aircraft within the size constraints of a road vehicle. 13/09/2021
Now playing Next Mobility The convertible AirCar passed its test drive with flying colours Created by Slovak designers Klein Vision, the AirCar prototype completed a 35-minute flight between Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. 02/07/2021
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Will there be flying taxis in Paris for the 2024 Olympics? German air taxi startup Volocopter has just unveiled its latest, electric model. 02/10/2020
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Flying electric cars have landed and there will be races in late 2020 With women among the pilots, this is set to be the Formula 1 for flying electric cars. 11/04/2020
Now playing Next Germany Meet the flying taxi that could revolutionise how we move around Meet the flying taxi that could revolutionise how we move around. 06/11/2019
Now playing Next no comment UK hosts car-jumping championships Flying cars might still be the stuff of science fiction, but competitors did their best to defy gravity 28/08/2019
Now playing Next France Crowds defy heatwave to watch quirky aircraft dip in Lyon rivers Thousands defied a suffocating heatwave to witness the launch of home-made, often quirky aircraft over Lyon's rivers, as Redbull's flagship competition Flugtag took place in the French city on Sunday. 30/06/2019
Now playing Next Health Series Flying taxis: What's on offer and when will the first models fly? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRBUS-SPONSORED Flying taxis look set to transcend science fiction and shake-up the transport industry within the next decade if a raft of aviation giants and start-ups are to be believed. 18/07/2018
Now playing Next USA Uber aims for flying taxi service by 2023 Uber stated ambitions to test a flying taxi service by 2020 to go into operation by 2023 at their inaugural Elevate Summit in Dallas, Texas. 26/04/2017
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