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Video: Volocopter makes first public flight

Whether you think flying taxis are the future of transportation or just pure Blade Runner, the Singapore skyline provided a pretty cool backdrop for the first public flight of the Volocopter last week…
October 31, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Whether you think flying taxis are the future of transportation or just pure Blade Runner, the Singapore skyline provided a pretty cool backdrop for the first public flight of the Volocopter last week…

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