Airbus wants to build 'self-propelled taxi' for future cities

Airbus wants to build "self-propelled taxis", a vehicle that we can see in sci-fi movies. It seems a bit too ambitious, but the second largest airline company in the world is still very serious about the "Vahana" project - with the goal of creating other "drones" that are self-propelled, and projected ants start testing in early 2017.

Airbus engineer Rodin Lyasoff says that many of the necessary technologies are available, such as batteries, engines, avionics, etc. So it's time for this fictional ambition. become the truth.

Airbus self-propelled planes called zenHop "CityAirbus".

As described by Airbus, passengers can go to an airport to register their seats on self-propelled planes called zenHop "CityAirbus" , then go to the take-off area called "zenHub" . They will be taken to the destination with the same price as the taxi, because they will share the trip with a few other passengers. The baggage will be delivered with another service, possibly zenLuggage , and everything will be securely secured via the zenCyber ​​system.

The electric self-propelled aircraft with many "CityAirbus" engines is still being kept secret about the design, despite some impressive graphic images. Airbus' helicopter division has been studying design for self-propelled flying devices for about two years, and it will soon become a reality without waiting for a lot of regulations to change the engine.

Airbus is also developing a self-propelled aircraft delivery service and is expected to begin testing at the University of Singapore in mid-2017. The self-propelled passenger carrier in the aerial zone next to the corridors , then drop the item and forward the message to the recipient. The purpose of this is to increase user acceptance of testing self-propelled aircraft; from there, it pushed the projects of flying equipment in the city.

Airbus is also developing a self-propelled aircraft delivery service.

The idea of ​​electric self-propelled planes is not new, and there are currently test products like EHang or Volocopter. However, Airbus is an enormous company with more than 55,000 workers and thousands of engineers; They have great ambitions and have the ability to make that ambition come true.

The company also conducted a survey and decided this idea was valuable. Airbus will initially introduce a manned passenger service, which will eventually shift to self-propelled aircraft once regulations and technology are available. Stories in sci-fi movies are gradually becoming a reality. And the screenwriters continue to imagine.