Volocopter to build the first public eVTOL system in Saudi Arabia

The Volocopter has projects in Los Angeles and will begin public trials in Japan by 2023.


It plans to run an air taxi during the Paris Olympic Games.
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It plans to run an air taxi during the Paris Olympic Games.

Volocopter, a leader in urban air mobility, has announced a joint venture in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM region where it will design, implement and operate the world’s first public EVTOL mobility system. The initial order is for 15 Volocopter aircraft which will start initial operations in the next 2-3 years.

NEOM is a $500 billion sustainable development area projected as the city of the future. It is rich in wind and solar energy resources and aims to be powered entirely by renewable energy projects.

“NEOM is an area being built as a living laboratory on the Red Sea in northwestern Saudi Arabia – a place where entrepreneurship will shape the course for this new future. A hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies Come to NEOM to research, incubate and commercialize new technologies and enterprises.”

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“In designing cities and urban infrastructure for the 21st century, mobility is at the center of the equation. Through this joint venture with Volocopter, we are showing the world that NEOM is the key to rapidly implementing and implementing urban air mobility. The ideal area to build a fully integrated vertical mobility ecosystem. NEOM is on a mission to become a global living laboratory for the mobility of the future, and we are very excited to see what the future holds.” CEO, Nadmi Al-Nasr revealed.

NEOM expects Volocopter’s Urban Mobility Services to connect the car-less, road-less urban segment of the Saudi Arabian region with the industrial city of OXAGON as a line. Work between Volocopter and NEOM will begin in 2022 and test flights will begin in the next two to three years.

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The Volocopter has projects in Los Angeles and will begin public testing in Japan by 2023. It is also working on the operation of air taxis in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.

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