time Mobile World Congress (MWC) In Barcelona, ​​Spain, where Infobae is located, the prototype flying taxi which could be released in 2025.

infobaeAn attendee at the event held at Fira de Barcelona was able to learn that the telecommunications company, SK TelecomThe project is led by and who developed the air vehicle together with the American company Joby Aviation.

On the other hand, because the car is electric, it doesn’t have as much of an impact on the environment as other cars do. Air vehicles similar as helicopters.

According to Joby Aviation, the vehicle developed with funds from an Asian country has 6 electric motors They are used to take off and land vertically, as a conventional helicopter does, except that the propellers produce less noise.

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specifications Air vehicle They also indicate that it has a capacity of five people, counting the pilot and four passengers at a time. It is also ensured that the maximum speed of approx. 321.8 kilometers per hourwhich allows to cover the estimated section 241 kilometers in the shortest time.

According to SK Telecom’s head of development, Ha Ming-yong, it is expected that 2025 year These machines may be enabled and already available to provide their services to the first users in certain areas USA And this can be expanded to other areas later.

“If we prove that the service has a quality accepted by society, the service area can be expanded tourism and other services such as MedicineAccording to the representative of the South Korean company, on the US CNBC network.

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In addition to starting the development of the service between them pilots Human resources to lead the way for the plane, SK Telecom also projects that Air taxis using these cars It could be Autonomous In the future, therefore, new technology will need to be developed artificial intellect which should be incorporated into cars in the coming years.

One of the necessary requirements for this would be that each transport unit must have access to a stable connection networks 5G Be able to manage their activities and flight routes in a controlled and safe manner without the need to drive pilot Human, so could qualify as a drone.

Projections of service availability in the coming decades indicate that by at least 2050 there should be 160,000 electric drones Unmanned vehicles that transport users of the Service between nearby helipads or airports, in addition to generating approx. 90,000 million dollars in the air transport market.

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However, prior to the incorporation process unmanned units, Ha believes that first of all it will be necessary to gain the trust of the people who will potentially benefit from his services. “For the next few years we need to make sure the service is secure,” he said Mobile World Congress.

Joby Aviation is already producing more units to make the air transport service available within the company’s estimated timeline and ensures that even when this vehicle has a similar function. helicopterThe noise it produces in the air is much less than that Air vehicles ordinary