Audi and Airbus to test flying taxi concept

The German government will support efforts by Audi and Airbus to test a new flying car concept, according to Bloomberg. The collaboration is known as Pop.Up Next and consists of a vertical take-off and landing quadcopter module and a two-door city car pod, both electric and fully autonomous.

The trial aims to counter congestion on German city roads and give a boost to the country’s tech industry.

“Flying taxis aren’t a vision any longer, they can take us off into a new dimension of mobility,” German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said in a statement. “They’re a huge opportunity for companies and young startups that already develop this technology very concretely and successfully.”