ROME – If you thought that flying cars and taxis were good projects for science fiction, you were wrong. Or at least, to see the money allocated it would seem really the opposite. In fact, in the last 4 years vertical mobility projects have received more than 6 billion dollars in investments. The result? Several prototypes took off for experimental test flights and more than 200 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles were presented. (eVTOL). It is a 65 billion dollar market. The first flight from Rome and Turin airport could be in 2025, the service could also be operational between Milan and Cortina in 2026.
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by Federico Pesce
The study “The Economics of Vertical Mobility”, presented by Porsche Consulting in preview at the Vtm (Vehicle and Trasportation Technology Innovation Meeting), the international convention dedicated to innovation in mobility, takes stock of this sector. To offer everyone the opportunity to use an air taxi with the ease with which we call a taxi today – explains the Report – we need a global network of more than 15,000 eVTOLs in more than 30 cities. This service could reach a competitive price close to that of a taxi ride – from Turin to Ogr the flight would take 4 minutes and could cost 44 euros – bringing daily usage to more than half a million people.
“Although vertical mobility in 2035 will still be a small part of the ways in which we will move, it is essential to ensure that this sector is relevant both economically and socially – explains Josef Nierling, CEO of Porsche Consulting – we must reach a scale. such as to allow everyone to use eVTOLs in the city as a taxi is used today. Only in this way can we obtain individual benefits, such as time savings in traveling over 15 km, and social benefits, such as support for older people or people with disabilities .
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by Graziella Marino
In Italy, automotive components could benefit from the development of vertical mobility, in particular those manufacturers who have already embarked on the transformation path as suppliers of electric mobility, including the charging infrastructure, as well as those who develop technologies in autonomous driving “.