Joby, Volocopter Fly Electric Air Taxis Over New York City

14 Nov 2023 | Abstracted from Tech Crunch

Joby Aviation and Volocopter gave the public a vivid glimpse of what the future of aviation...performing brief demonstration flights of their electric aircraft in New York City....the company announced that it would roll out its commercial service in New York and Los Angeles first, as part of a landmark "city-to-airport" service deal with its investor Delta Airlines...Joby estimated that the service could shrink the transit time from Manhattan to JFK.

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