Volocopter opens Volocity eVTOL air taxi exhibit in Singapore

In a move to acclimate future users of air taxis in what’s expected to be a showcase market, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company Volocopter has opened a permanent public exhibition in Singapore featuring its VoloCity plane.

The open-ended exhibit is being housed at the city-state’s Institute of Technical Education, and aims to educate potential clients about the assets and tech involved in the nearing mode of urban transportation. It features a 3D VoloPort vertiport scale model, and detailed information on Volocopter and the wider advanced air mobility (AAM) industry. Volocopter expects Singapore to be among the first places it puts the VoloCity eVTOL into air taxi service.

Because of that, Volocopter is keen to gain the acceptance and confidence of potential air taxi clients by giving them an up-close-and-personal view of the VoloCity eVTOL. Many observers believe the public trust factor will be critical in future AAM…