Bosch is developing a sensor box "brain" for the autonomous air taxis of the future. The company has been working on its own self-driving car technology since 2013, but it was only in 2015 that Google and Uber began testing their cars with human drivers. Bosch's sensor box is based on technology used in self-driving cars and can be used on most autonomous flying vehicles. Flying taxis will appear in major cities from 2023, while there will be one billion air taxi flights in 2030, the Boston Consulting Group has predicted.
Bosch is developing a sensor box "brain" for the autonomous air taxis of the future. Companies including Boeing, Uber and start-up Lilium are aiming to develop fleets of small airborne electric vehicles, which can be summoned by a smartphone app for short journeys across cities. Bosch's sensor box is based on technology used in self-driving cars and can be used on most autonomous flying vehicles. Flying taxis will appear in major cities from 2023, while there will be one billion air taxi flights in 2030, the Boston Consulting Group has predicted.