Grab and Volocopter eye Asia air taxi routes 

Singapore-based ride-share firm Grab is carrying out a feasibility study on urban air mobility (UAM) with Volocopter in south-east Asia. 
By Ben Spencer February 24, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Volocopter (Nikolay Kazakov for Volocopter)

The partners will look into the most sustainable cities and routes to deploy air taxis and explore the possibility of joint flight tests.

Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter, says: “This cooperation is another important step towards the commercialisation of UAM in one of the most traffic-congested regions of the world.”  

Chris Yeo, head of Grab Ventures, says: “This partnership will enable Volocopter to further develop urban air mobility solutions that are relevant for south-east Asian commuters so they can decide on their preferred journey option based on their budgets, time constraints and other needs.” 

Volocopter was recently certified as a design organisation by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and is now working in collaboration to receive permits for commercial operations. 

The company made a flight over Singapore at ITS World Congress last year.

 

 

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