16. 3. 2024
1. Make sure that you understand the words in the exercise below. Then listen and click the words that you hear. They are in chronological order:
| Not in the listening | In the listening |
|---|---|
| appear | |
| pilotless | |
| unveiled | |
| navigation | |
| overtaken | |
| automatic | |
| signed | |
| operations | |
| velocity | |
| as early as | |
| founder | |
| compared to |
2. Listen and answer the questions:
Questions:
1. When could piloted flying taxis potentially appear in Britain?
2. What is planned to happen in 2030?
3. What use of drones was mentioned in the article?
4. Where will the New York air taxis fly?
5. What is Joby Aviation?
6. When should there be the first air taxis in operation in Dubai?
7. What is the top speed of Joby Aviation aircraft?
3. Listen and fill in missing words:
Flying taxis becoming a reality?
The first piloted flying taxis could appear in Britain in two years.
The UK Department for Transport is planning to introduce piloted flying taxis 2026 and pilotless flying taxis by 2030. It also predicts the use of drones to fight crime and provide critical care by the end of the .
On the other side of the Atlantic, New York Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a plan last November, which would introduce electric air taxis transporting to and from the city's airports by 2026. plans might be overtaken by Dubai, whose leadership signed agreements with Joby Aviation and Skyports Infrastructure, which plan to flying taxis in the emirate by 2026.
While it has been that operations will begin in early 2026, Joby Aviation plans to start operations as as 2025. JoeBen Bevirt, CEO and of Joby Aviation, says their aircraft has a top speed of 321 kilometres per hour and is more than 20 more productive in terms of passenger miles per hour compared to a conventional taxi.
Transcript
Flying taxis becoming a reality?
The first piloted flying taxis could appear in Britain in two years.
The UK Department for Transport is planning to introduce piloted flying taxis by 2026 and pilotless flying taxis by 2030.
It also predicts the regular use of drones to fight crime and provide critical care by the end of the decade.
On the other side of the Atlantic, New York Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a similar plan last November, which would introduce electric air taxis transporting people to and from the city's airports by 2026.
Those plans might be overtaken by Dubai, whose leadership signed agreements with Joby Aviation and Skyports Infrastructure, which plan to introduce flying taxis in the emirate by 2026.
While it has been agreed that operations will begin in early 2026, Joby Aviation plans to start operations as early as 2025.
JoeBen Bevirt, CEO and founder of Joby Aviation, says their aircraft has a top speed of 321 kilometres per hour and is more than 20 times more productive in terms of passenger miles per hour compared to a conventional taxi.