Driverless air taxis to take off in Singapore


The future of travel: Volocopter’s two-seater electric air taxi pictured at Autonomy and the Urban mobility summit in Paris, France. — Reuters

Singapore: Test flights of a driverless hover-taxi will take place in Singapore next year, a German aviation firm said, the latest innovation to offer an escape from Asia’s monster traffic jams.

Millions of commuters in the region’s cities have to contend with chronic gridlock every day, sparking a race to develop new ways to avoid the snarl-ups.

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