Bumble Bee Flights raises Rs 300 Cr to develop air taxis
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Bumble Bee Flights Pvt Ltd has raised Rs 300 crore in investment to set up an assembly plant in Odisha for manufacturing the air taxis. As per an official release, Bumble Bee Flights will manufacture air taxis under the brand Bee Flights.
The company plans to launch the first prototype by April 2023. Bumble Bee has designed and developed India’s first autonomous air mobility solution with multiple use-case scenarios such as air ambulance, air taxi, logistics, recreational use and defence applications.
Bee Flights’ air taxis would run on solar-charged swappable batteries and would weigh around 300 kg, as compared to helicopters that weigh about 1,000 kg and more. It will have the capacity to carry one person along with a suitcase and can land on apartment rooftops, with the ability to fly for 20 minutes for a distance of 20 km.
Arjun Das, Founder of Bumble Bee Flights, said, “eVTOL Aircrafts are the future of urban mobility and transport. These autonomous air taxis would not only ease the already burdened urban road infrastructure but also will work towards reducing carbon footprints. We aim to work towards making mobility cheaper, faster, and more sustainable.”
He added that Bumble Bee Flights will design and manufacture these air taxis, partnering with operators across the globe to service, support, and run operations. The first step would be obtaining a certification aimed for India, the US, the UK, the UAE, and Singapore. These air taxis will be certified and available for production by 2024.
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