Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
VERSAILLES, France — A flying autonomous taxi has held a test flight over the former royal palace of Versailles to mark the last day of the Paris Olympics. Backers of the Volocopter aircraft had hoped to ferry Olympic fans in Paris. But the aircraft failed to get authorization to fly during the Games. Its manufacturer carried out a test demonstration at sunrise with a Volocopter carrying baggage, but no people. The locale is where the first hot-air balloon took flight in 1783. The Volocopter is among several electric vertical take off and landing aircraft in development. Their makers see the machines as the beginning of a new transport revolution.
