腾讯科技讯 据外媒报道，英国推出了首个飞行的士eVTOL。这个飞行的士由初创公司Vertical Aerospace生产，可以像直升机一样垂直起落，在高空中则可以像飞机一样飞行。它是完全电动的，飞行时速最高可达每小时80英里。

现在，天空已变得越来越拥挤了。德国初创公司Lilium在去年首次测试了飞行汽车，美国打车服务公司Uber一直在谈论它的Elevate飞行的士概念，劳斯莱斯在今年7月在范堡罗国际航空航天展览会上展示了它的eVTOL原型机。

Vertical Aerospace公司位于英国布里斯托尔，经过两年的努力，它已从在一个集装箱内创业的六个员工发展到了30个工程师，包括从空中客车公司和劳斯莱斯挖来的工程师。在今年6月，该公司获得了英国管制当局的试飞批准。

与Uber计划在城市内提供空中的士服务不同，Vertical Aerospace公司CEO和创始人斯蒂芬-菲茨帕特里克（Stephen Fitzpatrick）计划在城市之间飞行，从而与短途飞机和火车竞争。

虽然eVTOL已成功完成了它的首次短途试飞，但是它还有很多问题需要去解决，包括磁场干扰和发热问题。该公司称，最后成型的产品可能与原型机有很大不同。而且，现在还存在管制机构规范的问题。因此，至少在未来四年时间里，eVTOL都无法投入商用。

菲茨帕特里克称，在第一个发展阶段，eVTOL预计可以飞行100公里到150公里，也就是从伦敦到布里斯托尔，或从格拉斯哥到阿伯丁郡。在第二个发展阶段，它的飞行距离将会增加一倍，可以从剑桥飞到巴黎。在第三个发展阶段，eVTOL将会发展成自动驾驶的“飞行的士”。

“我们认为，我们可能需要经过漫长的时间才能等到科技和规章制度完善，乘客真正接受飞行的士以及管制机构批准空中自动飞行。”他说。

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Britain launches its first pure electric flying taxi at a speed of up to 80 miles per hour.

Tencent Technology News reported that the first flight taxis eVTOL was launched in Britain. The flying taxi, made by the start-up Vertical Aerospace, can take off and land vertically like a helicopter, and fly like an airplane at high altitudes. It is fully electric and can fly at a speed of up to 80 miles per hour.

Now, the sky has become more and more crowded. German startup Lilium first tested flying cars last year, and American taxi service Uber has been talking about its Elevate flying taxi concept. Rolls-Royce unveiled its eVTOL prototype at the Van Burrow International Aerospace Exhibition in July.

Vertical Aerospace, based in Bristol, UK, has grown from six employees working in a container to 30 engineers, including those from Airbus and Rolls-Royce. In June of this year, the company was approved by the British regulatory authorities for trial flight.

Unlike Uber's plan to provide air taxi service in cities, Vertical Aerospace CEO and founder Stephen Fitzpatrick plan to fly between cities to compete with short-haul planes and trains.

Although eVTOL has successfully completed its first short-range flight test, it still has many problems to solve, including magnetic interference and heating problems. The company says the final product may be quite different from the prototype. Moreover, there are still problems in regulating regulatory bodies. Therefore, at least in the next four years, eVTOL will not be commercially available.

Fitzpatrick said that in the first phase of development, eVTOL is expected to fly 100 to 150 kilometers, that is, from London to Bristol, or from Glasgow to Aberdeen. In the second stage of development, its flight distance will be doubled, and it can fly from Cambridge to Paris. In the third stage of development, eVTOL will develop into a self driving "flying taxis".

"We think it may take a long time for us to wait for technology and regulations to be perfect, for passengers to really accept taxis and regulatory agencies to approve automatic flight in the air." He said.（文来源：飞行汽车feiauto）www.feiauto.com

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