German manufacturer Volocopter has been given the green light to start series production of its flying taxis. But will they be ready in time for their plans to shuttle people around Paris at the ...

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — It was a tantalizing vision: autonomous flying taxis zipping spectators around the Paris Olympics, their electric engines humming softly over the cityscape, ushering in a new ...

The flying taxi, which looks like a tiny helicopter, took off and landed vertically over the Bourget airport with no passenger on board during a three-minute flight. It flew a 500 metres route at ...

German media have reported that advanced air mobility developer Volocopter’s bid to gain up to €100 million ($107 million) in government loan guarantees has failed, putting the late-stage start-up in ...

On the heels of eVTOL startup Lilium shutting down, air taxi builder Volocopter may close its doors having filed for insolvency due to lack of funds. On December 26, 2024, the Karlsruhe Local Court in ...

German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter is facing a serious financial crisis. The company has warned that they may be forced to consider insolvency in the near future ...

Volocopter, an electric air taxi company, filed for insolvency in Germany due to a cash shortage despite significant previous funding. Despite technological advancements and progress in flight testing ...

Air taxi developer Volocopter has received German government approval to begin serial production of its VoloCity aircraft. The company said on 29 February that the German federal aviation office, or ...

German electric air taxi company Volocopter has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of similar startups to hit financial turbulence. The company plans to keep operating while it ...

In August Volocopter conducted an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing flight test at Versailles, France. Credit: Volocopter FRANKRURT–Electric multicopter manufacturer Volocopter has filed for ...

China’s Wanfeng Group acquired Volocopter in March for €10 million ($11.3 million). Credit: Volocopter Signaling cross-border ambitions, China’s Wanfeng Auto Holding Group is talking with Austrian and ...