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    Flying taxis could launch in two years in UK skies

    by Tom Watling Mar 18, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Getty Images

    The first ever flying taxi could take to the UK skies as early as 2026, a government plan has suggested, in a bid to welcome technology “once confined to the realm of sci-fi”.

    The of ’s  (DoT) . Under the proposals, driverless flying could also become a reality within the next six years.

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