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A new form of transport will with us in the next few years - flying taxis. Many of us up watching sci-fi movies with airborne taxis. Science fiction is now science fact. The Japanese airline ANA has up with a U.S. tech start-up called Joby Aviation. The two companies to start operating air taxis at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. They are currently together on building the flying vehicle. They also need to out what traffic rules the taxis will to follow, and what kind of training flying taxi pilots will need. The five-seat, all-electric taxi will able to take off and land vertically. It will a flight range of 241 kilometers and a top speed of 321kph.

Joby's CEO said the taxis would good for the environment. He reporters: "Joby exists to help people save time while their carbon footprint. Japan offers us a spectacular opportunity to just that with 92 per cent of the population living in urban areas, and Tokyo one of the top 20 most congested cities in the world." The president of ANA, Koji Shibata, also excited about the project. He said: "ANA has 70 years of experience safe and reliable flights to customers across the world....Being able to them with the option to rapidly, and sustainably, from an international airport to a downtown location very appealing."