Akihabara News (Tokyo) \u2014 JR West Innovations and Nippon Travel Agency have announced a joint initiative aimed at increasing public acceptance of eVTOL air taxis through the creation of helicopter taxi services.<\/p>\n
As an initial step, Nippon Travel Agency is offering a two-day program (November 11-12) of helicopter air taxi services between Osaka Yao Airport and Yumebutai on Awaji Island. <\/p>\n
\u201cThrough this initiative, we will work to improve social recognition and acceptance so that \u2018flying cars\u2019 will become an important means of transportation in the future,\u201d the two partners declared.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the two-day program, which was first announced in early October, have already sold out. Initially it was not framed as being related to the development of eVTOL taxi services. <\/p>\n
While noting that the 2025 World Expo will be a \u201cmilestone,\u201d the partners say they are working on future services related to the tourism industry which may start with helicopters before transitioning to eVTOLs.<\/p>\n
In early September, JR West Innovations, as part of the Mitsui & Co.-led consortium developing a platform for an air mobility integrated operations management system, received an advanced air mobility financial grant from the Osaka Prefectural Government.<\/p>\n
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\nSource: Akihabara News – From Helicopters to Flying Cars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"