Volocopter prepares for takeoff
Getting from the airport to central Paris in just a few minutes by air is what Volocopter says its battery-powered electric air taxis will do. The countdown to the first flight in a real environment is on.
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Volocopter lève 200 millions d euros dans le cadre d un financement de série D prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Volocopter Raises €200 Million in Series D Funding Round yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As the world begins making plans to return to
the new normal later this year and early next, one key sector where consumer demand will likely yield exciting and forward-thinking innovation is transportation. Gone are the days where more cautious travellers and commuters will feel fully at ease cramming into a busy train station or airport terminal. Luckily, both traditional and disruptor companies are answering the call for more exclusive and, sometimes even, more Earth-friendly transport options.
Electric cars with some sort of self-driving safety-first functionality will become the benchmark norm with car makers such as Jaguar even committing to going all-electric by 2030 and mass- and distance-travel will be the subject of a major rethink.
Flying taxi startup Volocopter picks up another $241M, says service is now two years out yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.