Leading manufacturer of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, Volocopter, is relying heavily on Singapore as a base for the air taxi services it plans to launch around the world in coming years, and is now promising those flights will generate an additional $1.3 billion in economic activity for the city-state by 2030.
The German company made that mighty forecast as part of the Singapore Roadmap it released this week. The document not only details the expected $3.1 billion contribution to the city’s increased economic growth by the end of the decade. It also foresaw 1,300 jobs being generated by Volocopter craft in air taxi and other UAV services, as well as smaller drones flying delivery missions. It also reflected Volocopter’s view of Singapore as perhaps the most advanced locale for adopting next-generation aerial transport, and a base from which the company can efficiently extend those operations to other countries in the region.
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