What is the difference from taking a regular taxi?
AM NEXT by AeroMobil, is the second model in the line of light half-aircraft supercars. It is capable of switching between modes in less than three minutes. The company hopes its air-hailing service will save passengers ‘significant’ time when traveling between 160km and 800km between major cities.
However, there are no details yet on the cost of the flying taxi or the price that passengers will have to pay.
The company hopes its air-hailing service will save passengers ‘significant’ time when traveling between 100 and 500 miles between major cities
Who can own and use a flying taxi?
Besides the high selling price – from $1.3 million to $1.6 million – car owners also need a pilot’s license to use it in the air. AeroMobil has also not revealed the specifications of the AM NEXT ride-hailing service.
The interior is expected to be inside the flying taxi.
“We are delighted to announce AeroMobil’s second truly revolutionary flying car”said Patrick Hessel, CEO of AeroMobil. “After the AM4.0, the world’s first production flying car, AM NEXT will disrupt and diversify the travel market in the region.”
An AeroMobil representative said the total market for ride-hailing services is estimated to be worth about $70 billion per year, in North America alone.
With its flying cars, the company aims to make personal transportation more efficient by providing the choice of means of transport on the road or in the sky, and forever ending the traffic jam.
AeroMobil says passengers will be able to enjoy “convenience and comfort” to work, rest, entertain or just enjoy the view.
North America – AM NEXT’s most potential market?
AeroMobil says its flying car technology uses existing infrastructure (more than 10,000 airports land in the US), is compliant with current aviation and automotive regulations, and has a significantly greater range. compared to eVTOL (vertical take-off and landing) vehicles.
AM NEXT is the next generation of AeroMobil’s 4.0 flying car, first unveiled at the Paris International Air Show in June 2017. The first model was designed as a two-seat luxury private vehicle that could fly at a maximum speed of 360 km/h. Its top speed on the road is 160km/h.
Its cars are the result of more than 10 years of research and development by a team of engineers and designers from luxury car and supercar manufacturers such as BMW, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, McLaren, Mercedes Benz and Ferrari. Besides, there are personnel from major aerospace companies including Lockheed Martin, Airbus and Diamond Aircraft…
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