Renowned UK architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a concept design for a “vertiport” terminal for vertical take-off and landing vehicles such as air taxis
, which would connect Dubai’s most popular locations and provide high-speed, zero-emissions travel. The design was developed in collaboration with advanced air mobility company Skyports Infrastructure, and endorsed by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, according to Foster + Partners. It would be located next to Dubai International Airport and integrate with existing airport networks, as well as surrounding transport hubs.
Driverless flying taxi service set to launch in Dubai In 2022, the Chinese XPeng X2 successfully completed the first public test flight of its two-seater flying car at Dubai’s GITEX technology expo. The fully electric vehicle was designed to carry two passengers, reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour and lift vertically off the ground using eight propellers.
XPeng flying car takes to the air in Dubai The site next to DXB airport is one of four proposed vertiport locations being considered by Skyports Infrastructure and RTA, which plan to develop the vertiport networks for air taxis by 2026, according to Foster + Partners.
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