Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks are bringing the world's first electric air taxi service to New Zealand. New Zealand is leading the charge to bring autonomous everyday air travel to the masses, with testing of a pilotless aircraft continuing in the skies above Tekapo. Speaking at the Just Transition Summit in New Plymouth on Friday, Zephyr Airworks country director Anna Kominik said there were eight other companies racing to get a product to the market. READ MORE:* Air New Zealand does deal for autonomous air taxis* Scepticism over electric air taxi despite Air New Zealand support* Petrol cars headed the way of the horse and cart - what's next? "We are decades away from autonomous aircraft becoming part of everyday flight but this is the start of the electric aircraft evolution," Kominik said.

Source: Stuff May 10, 2019 02:15 UTC