{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655784f80418cd00120f2642/65de0c9121cd3800162912ee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Taxis will fly this year’ with Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/655784f80418cd00120f2642/1709050912866-6ab0cd602cd76693be38b1a7178a4692.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>While flying taxis may still sound like science fiction, they are poised to become a reality before the end of the year. Volocopter's drone-shaped electric vehicles are ready to take flight in Paris, coinciding with the 2024 Olympic Games.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dirk Hoke</strong>, former CEO of Airbus Defense and Space, spearheads this groundbreaking initiative at Volocopter, a German start-up pioneering the introduction of electric air taxis to the market: the most disruptive revolution in urban mobility since the beginning of the century.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.euronews.com/business/2023/11/20/my-wildest-prediction-the-podcast-that-dares-to-imagine-the-future-all-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>My Wildest Prediction is a podcast series from Euronews Business</em></a><em> where we dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries.</em></p>","author_name":"Euronews"}