I-Airbus ne-Audi nenkundla yezindiza enophephela emhlane efunwayo i-Voom

Abakwa-Airbus nabakhiqizi bezimoto baseJalimane abakwa-Audi bahlanganyele ukuthuthukisa izixazululo zangempela zokuhamba emadolobheni.

Ukuqala kuleli hlobo, i-Airbus - ngokusebenzisa ipulatifomu yayo ye-helicopter efunwayo i-Voom - izobambisana ne-Audi ukuletha isevisi yokuhamba kuze kube sekupheleni, eqala eSão Paulo naseMexico City. Lobu budlelwano buzohlinzeka ngokuhamba komhlaba okuhanjiswa yizimoto zakwa-Audi kanye nokuthuthwa kwezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ngesevisi ye-Airbus 'Voom, okuvumela amakhasimende ukuthi abe nokuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba okungenamthungo nokulula.

“Lobu budlelwano obubalulekile ne-Audi bubhekana nezinselelo zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo zokuhamba emadolobheni. Njengengqophamlando yokuqala ekubambisaneni esikukhulisayo, sizobe sesinikeza izixazululo zezokuthutha ezinhlobonhlobo emadolobheni aminyene kakhulu emhlabeni, ”kusho isikhulu se-Airbus uTom Enders. “Umhlaba ufudukela emadolobheni ngokushesha, futhi ingqalasizinda yodwa ayikwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakusasa. Ukuminyana okwandayo kududula izinhlelo zezokuthutha emadolobheni, kubiza abahambi nomasipala isikhathi nemali ebalulekile. Ukwengeza isibhakabhaka njengengxenye yesithathu kumanethiwekhi ezokuthutha zasemadolobheni kuzoguqula indlela esiphila ngayo - futhi i-Airbus ikulungele ukubumba nokwakha lelo kusasa lendiza. ”

“Abakwa-Audi Group bazibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ukuhamba emadolobheni ngokwethula imibono ehlakaniphile, emisha. Ukuthola izixazululo ezihamba phambili zamakhasimende ethu, ngakho-ke sakhombisa ngo-2018 uhlelo lokuqala lwama-modular lwe-Urban Air Mobility kanye ne-Airbus kanye ne-Italdesign yethu engaphansi ", kusho isikhulu se-Audi uRupert Stadler. “Namuhla sizongena esinyathelweni esilandelayo sokwenza inkonzo ne-Airbus neVoom ukuhlinzeka ngamakhasimende ukuhamba kalula. Ngokwenza lokhu, sizofunda kangcono ngisho nangaphezulu ukuthi singaqinisekisa kanjani ukuthuthwa okungenamthungo, okunezindlela eziningi nabalingani abahamba phambili bamakhasimende ethu. Ngokubambisana ne-Airbus, sizothuthukisa lokhu kubambisana. ”

I-Airbus isivele yenze izivivinyo eziyimpumelelo eSão Paulo yenkonzo yayo yokugibela izindiza enophephela emhlane iVoom, ehlose ukudambisa isiminyaminya ngokwenza ukuhamba kwezindiza ezinophephela emhlane kufinyeleleke futhi kutholakale kalula. Kusukela ngoMashi 2018, le nsizakalo iyatholakala futhi eMexico City.

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