U.S. forms team to set strategy on flying air taxis


FILE PHOTO Adam Goldstein R and Brett Adcock co-founders and co-CEOs of flying taxi company Archer Aviation pose for a picture as they rehearse for the unveiling of their all-electric aircraft from a facility in Hawthorne California U.S. June 8 2021.  REUTERSMike BlakeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Adam Goldstein (R) and Brett Adcock, co-founders and co-CEOs of flying taxi company Archer Aviation, pose for a picture as they rehearse for the unveiling of their all-electric aircraft from a facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S. June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said Tuesday it has formed an interagency team to develop a national strategy relating to advanced air mobility efforts such as flying taxis.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) have been touted as the future of urban air mobility. Low-altitude urban air mobility aircraft has drawn intense global interest, with numerous eVTOL companies going public.

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