Rolls-Royce joined the race to build a flying taxi, planning a vehicle that can travel at 250 mph
Get the Full StoryRolls-RoyceBritish jet engine giant Rolls-Royce has joined the race to build a flying taxi.
It wants to design a vehicle that can travel at 250 mph and be ready to take to the skies next decade.
Airbus and Uber are among the other firms planning to get into the flying taxi game.
British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi and is starting a search for partners to help develop a project it hopes could take to the skies as soon as early next decade.
Rolls-Royce said on Sunday it had drawn up plans for an electric vertical take-off and landing EV TOL vehicle, or flying taxi, which could carry four to five people at speeds of up to 250 mph for approximately 500 miles.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderSee Also:Google cofounder Larry Page has backed another crazy 'flying car' startup called BlackFlyA woman who has reviewed more than 40,000 r sum s outlines the 8 most annoying mistakes she seesA Marine's M107 sniper rifle failed during a firefight so he called customer service
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