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A NASA illustration depicts the idea of a future air taxi hovering over a municipal vertiport. [Rendering: NASA/Lillian Gipson and Kyle Jenkins]

‘Checkmate’ on Highway Congestion? Planning Agency, NASA Team Up To Introduce Airborne Drones, Taxis To Relieve DFW Traffic Jams

by | Jun 14, 2021
The North Central Texas Council of Governments and NASA are working on long-term transportation plans, from delivery drones to passenger-carrying air taxis.

The Advanced Urban Air Mobility NASA partnership is one of many irons NCTCOG has in the fire to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
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Follow the Money: Toyota Invests $394M in Air Taxi Maker, TestFit Nets $2M Seed Round, Transplace Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 16, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity, you’ll also find news from TestFit, Valify, Pharos Capital, EDSCO Fasteners, and Dottid.
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‘Beyond the Aircraft’: Bell Unveils its Plans for the Future of the Smart Cities
by | Jan 6, 2020
At CES 2020, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron Inc. revealed its plans—which included a new evolution of its Bell Nexus air taxi design—to make on-demand air mobility available to everyone.
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Bell Unveils its Full-Scale ‘Nexus’ Air Taxi Design at CES 2019
by | Jan 9, 2019
Called Bell Nexus, the air taxi, is powered by a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed by Safran.
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