Will "Taxi in the Sky" be the first year?Each country's commercialization 'stretch'

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The day is approaching to see an electric vertical take-off and landing plane, the so-called "flying taxi," which is attracting attention as a futuristic means of transportation.

Countries such as the United States are speeding up not only test flights but also system maintenance by creating new related regulations.

Reporter Lee Kyung-ah reports.

[Reporter]
This is Jovi, an electric vertical takeoff and landing plane on a test flight in California, the United States.

It can fly up to 161 kilometers at 322 kilometers per hour.

It can carry up to four people at a time, and since October last year, it has started a full-fledged performance test.

[Joven Bibert / Jovi Airline Representative: Road congestion can take you 1 to 2 hours to fly in 5 to 10 minutes. This is a game changer that will dramatically improve people's quality of life.]

The Federal Aviation Administration recently established operational rules for the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft industry.

For the first time in 80 years, a new field has been created under the name of 'Power Lift'.

In the midst of this move, another company in Silicon Valley is also testing an electric vertical takeoff and landing plane that has completed its own development.

The CEO of the company predicted that he will see the scenery that he has only seen in movies in the near future.

[Adam Goldstein / Archer Aviation CEO: In about 10, 15 years, you'll see a highway in the sky. Hundreds and thousands of aircraft will fly through each city, completely changing the way cities are built.]

Not only the U.S. but also China has entered the race to commercialize a new mode of transportation.

As electricity is beneficial to the environment and has great added value in the future, it is viewed as a technology that is directly connected to national competitiveness.

Dubai is already building an "air taxi" station, which is expected to be the first in the world to start actual operations by the end of this year.

Technology is closer to commercialization, but more detailed systems such as safety standards will be needed to pick up people.

I'm YTN Lee Kyungah.