{"id":98041,"date":"2025-06-30T16:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/?p=98041"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:05:18","slug":"dubai-successful-air-taxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-successful-air-taxi\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Dubai Completes First Successful Air Taxi Test Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flying cars in Dubai? Yup, it\u2019s officially happening… Dubai just pulled off its first successful flying taxi test, and let\u2019s just say\u2026 the future really took off.<\/p>\n

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The future is officially in the air<\/h2>\n

Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the big news on social media, and now the internet\u2019s buzzing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called the Joby Aerial Taxi, an all-electric aircraft developed by Joby Aviation, and it\u2019s being brought to life in partnership with Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). It\u2019s sleek, quiet, fully electric, and promises to change the way we move around the city. No noise, no emissions… just smooth rides in the sky.<\/p>\n

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The launch of the aerial taxi\u2019s first test flight, the first of its kind in the region, was part of a series of daily test operations aimed at evaluating the aircraft\u2019s performance within the local environment, in preparation for the commercial rollout of urban air mobility\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/bsz0hWiRPe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n