Different companies continue to work around the world on the development of air taxis. Following the working news of the air taxi services in Dubai and Singapore, this time an air taxi service news came from China. Chinese drone manufacturer EHang introduced the air taxi prototype EHang 184 it worked on at CES, which was held 2 years ago. This air taxi, which can carry two passengers, continues to be developed since its introduction at CES. EHang, which has achieved success in air taxi studies and has revealed EHang 216, has now started to provide air taxi services. The world’s first air taxi terminal can be installed in China EHang announced that it has started working to establish the world’s first air taxi terminal in Hezhou city, Guangxi province, which is one of the tourism regions of China. Terminal to be installed in the region; It will serve tourists who want to reach the spa, mountains and lakes. If the work goes as planned by the company, the air taxi service will start operating at the end of 2020. The first floor of the air taxi terminal, which is planned to be two-storey, was designed as the reception hall, the second floor as the waiting hall, and the attic floor as the take-off and landing zone. The air taxi terminal will have an area of 2,500 square meters in total with this design. The air taxis of EHang, which can carry two passengers, will land and take off from the four designated areas on the roof of the terminal. Hu Hezaz, founder of EHang, said: “We are excited to increase its attractiveness with our beautiful city and air taxis with Hezhou, rich tourism resources. We aim to create more commercial applications for EHang air taxis, such as aerial tours that uniquely combine modern culture and tourism in the future. ” EHang’s air taxi service will be provided with EHang 216, which can carry two passengers with its eight arms and 16 rotors. With a speed of 130 km / h, the EHang 216 can fly for 21 minutes on a single charge. Due to this charging time, air taxi trips will be short range. Air taxi service studies continue all over the world Along with the Chinese company EHang, Dubai has been working to launch the air taxi service for a long time. In addition to Dubai, UK-based aviation firm Skyports and German aircraft manufacturer Volocopter are planning to build air taxi terminals in different regions starting from Singapore. Many studies continue in the field of air taxi service. It is difficult to predict which company will start this service before. However, the air taxi terminal plan announced by EHang seems more ambitious than its competitors. Let’s see if EHang can really set up the world’s first air taxi terminal by getting ahead of its competitors.
