https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/china-made-evtol-makes-first-cross-city-cross-sea-flight
After reaching large-scale operations, the price of a one-way trip between Shenzhen and Zhuhai will be about CNY200 to CNY300 (USD28 to USD42), Zhao noted, adding that a ferry ticket between Shekou in Shenzhen and Jiuzhou in Zhuhai costs CNY140, and the long-distance bus is about CNY100.
Damn. USD22 is roughly what I have to pay for a 1 way trip of just 15-20 km on the PUBLIC TRAIN where I live. This trip is about 50 km (I think?).
Yeah I thought this sounded bourgeois as fuck until I saw the prices. Pretty damn reasonable, assuming that they can get down to that target.
To me it looks more like a scaled up drone, but I suppose that's just kind of a helicopter depending on your definitions.
I pay around USD30 for a 90 minute bus ride into the city from where I live. I would happily pay rates like this for a 20 minute air taxi.
The cheapest 90minute bus Ive taken is Amoy bus No.641, 2RMB, 48km. Quanzhou bus No.K207, 7RMB, 47km. Nan'an bus No.126, 10RMB,45km. I mean public transportation should be paid by the gov
With the air taxi they just entered 1980's, at least according to 1950's futurists.