Alpha One of Airbus may be a future taxi

Alpha One is being developed by Airbus subsidiary A³, located in Silicon Valley. The company aims to design and build a VTOL automatic passenger plane, which will meet the growing demand of moving in urban areas.

Alpha One is an electric plane and self-driving. This autonomous plane is 20 feet long, 19 feet wide and weighs 745 kg. It has eight rotors and a six-rotor design that allows the aircraft to fly the air flying vertically, and then adjust its angle to divert flight.

With Vertical and Take-off and Landing (VTOL) design, this engine helps the aircraft take off and land in areas like parking lots. It is the ideal vehicle for short distance trips, in a city like Mumbai or Delhi where ordinary people struggle with traffic jams.

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Although in the test, Alpha One only flew in the air for 53 seconds, but Airbus still aims to upgrade the design to bring this self-driving aircraft to market by 2020.

Besides Airbus, some companies are also developing their self-driving taxi products. Along with Google, Larry Page is developing an unmanned taxi, named "Cora". This aircraft is being developed by Kitty Hawk.

Cora is a self-driving aircraft that can fly 150 km / h faster and has a travel range of up to 100 km. It is currently undergoing test flights in New Zealand. Another company, Uber, plans to start a taxi service in Dubai, Dallas, and Los Angeles in early 2020. However, there are some obstacles before the actual taxi is put into operation. , including aviation safety regulations, technical incidents, . More importantly, persuading people to accept a self-driving taxi is not easy.

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