Airbus is working on a flying autonomous taxi surcaría the skies in 2017 – CNET in Spanish

The flying taxi Airbus enter into evidence at the end of 2017.

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If you thought that the aircraft of Jetsons ( the Jetsons ) never would come true, look at the sky again.

A project of Airbus Group called Vahana aims to develop aircraft that can soar easily to decongest traffic roads in big cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles or Rio de Janeiro.

as explained by Rodin Lyasoff, the executive manager of the project, the blog of the company, Vahana is an ambitious work that is gathering all existing technology in the market and new developments to try to realize the possibility that small aircraft can move people to their destinations quickly and reliably.

Although there is a drone called EHang you want meet that goal, the idea of ​​Airbus is believed that vehicles are used by transport service providers such as Uber or Lyft and allow the phones were used to reserve a seat when needed. “We believe that global demand for this category of aircraft can support fleets million vehicles worldwide,” Lyasoff said.

existing technology such as batteries, motors and other elements of the current aviation development that has so far been little explored and which the company is currently working adds. It is sensing technology that would prevent aircraft from crashing into buildings or against other flying vehicles because, so far, has not been thought of semaphores for air, which makes Airbus have to work on many ideas to avoid colossal accident .

In the animated series the Jetsons ( the Jetsons) (1962-1963), created by the Hanna-Barbera studio, the Jetson family travels around town in spaceships, flying cars but did not behave like airplanes, but as winged automotive vehicles.

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While companies like Google already have this advanced technology for autonomous cars aircraft without pilot, Airbus is confident that with their dedication in 10 years could have products on the market urban transportation for millions of people.

the flight of the first prototype is scheduled for late 2017, an early date if we consideration formally the team was formed in February 2016.

“I’m not a big fan of Star Wars , but it’s not crazy to imagine that one day our great cities have flying cars making their way across the sky, “said Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus Group. “In the not too distant future, we will use our smartphones to book a fully automated flying taxi that will land outside our front door – no pilot.”

Uber already signed earlier this year an alliance with Airbus to launch a helicopter service in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from US $ 63 gets you through the sky of the city at your final destination.

Still missing the life The Jetsons ? Patience. Perhaps the Hanna-Barbera studio – its creator – the lead much of their time. Robotina and the family that hosted lived in the year 2064. According to Airbus may have flying taxis in 2026.