The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its Future of Flight Action Plan which also proposes flying taxis without pilots on board by 2030.
It has also predicted regular use of crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries by the end of the decade.
The “roadmap” – or more precisely flight plan – would mean the adoption of technology “once confined to the realm of sci-fi”, according to the DfT, with drone technology boosting the country’s economy by £45bn by 2030.
Aviation and technology minister Anthony Browne said: “Cutting-edge battery technology will revolutionise transport as we know it – this plan will make sure we have the infrastructure and regulation in place to make it a reality.
“From flying taxis to emergency service drones, we’re making sure the UK is at the forefront of this dramatic shift in transportation, improving people’s lives and boosting the economy.”
Across the Atlantic, New York City mayor Eric Adams unveiled a similar plan in November last year to use electric air taxis by 2025/26 to fly people to and from the city’s airports.
