- South Korea demonstrated a system to control urban air mobility vehicles (UAM).
- The Urban Air Mobility Vehicles will serve as taxis between major airports and downtown Seoul.
- This project will be functional by 2025 and will cut travel time by two-thirds.
- As per estimates of transport ministry, such services will cut travel time for distances between 30-50 km from an hour to 20 minutes by air.
- UAM is expected to become a common means of transportation which will be used by citizens in daily life.
- A aircraft trip from Incheon International Airport to central Seoul, will cost around 110,000 won, when its commercial journeys start in 2025.
- This travel cost of more expensive as compared to premium taxis. It will drop to around 20,000 won per trip after 2035 with maturing of market.
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