{"id":22073,"date":"2019-06-23T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T13:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=22073"},"modified":"2019-06-23T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T13:06:53","slug":"future-air-travel-looks-high-tech-autonomous-and-electric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=22073","title":{"rendered":"Future air travel looks high-tech, autonomous, and electric"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>While everyone on the ground is stressing about <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/mobility\/3154\/people-still-fear-self-driving-cars-a-year-after-uber-fatal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-driving cars<\/a>, the future of flight is also moving more toward autonomous planes, as seen at the 2019 edition of the Paris Air Show.<\/p>\n<p>The air show is one of the biggest aerospace events annually and everyone from established names to newer companies showed off concept craft and prototype vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boeing (yes, the same company reeling from <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/3920\/boeing-to-fix-deadly-737-max-software-but-is-that-enough-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two deadly plane crashes and grounded 737 Max planes<\/a> around the world) displayed its idea for the autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle, while rival Airbus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/399c11eadf9049cfadae69536055e3ef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also floated the idea<\/a> of pilot-less planes and hybrid and electric passenger jets by 2035.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe data-channel=\"Boeing\" data-template=\"embedded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FpaYoF12Rnk\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Airbus&#8217; Vahana is a small, passenger-carrying electric, autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft, and the company <a href=\"https:\/\/vahana.aero\/flight-test-update-full-transition-5e2f686c22b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showed a video<\/a> of the plane in flight during the show, along with a model of the plane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Airbus'\u00a0 all-electric, single-seat Vahana could be pilot-less.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!d869\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1005219%252F083c7733-1257-496a-aa1e-7f0b0b3bed83.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=tvHiE-9F60U0pqDhKFSFPz9KklA=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Airbus&#8217;\u00a0 all-electric, single-seat Vahana could be pilot-less.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  ERIC PIERMONT\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Veering more toward the electric side of things, Eviation&#8217;s Alice prototype was on display. The all-electric plane is supposed to start production in the U.S. by the end of 2019 and is expected to begin carrying passengers in 2022. It can hold nine passengers and go up to 650 miles. The propulsion system powering the passenger plane is from magniX, whose motor was on display at the show along with other electric manufacturers&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"The electric Alice plane could soon carry passengers.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!306b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1005221%252Ff81b4b25-50cc-47c2-aa4a-38e74f0184c5.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=-kRVlwKaChjQ1fmCNoQ9RkSrzv8=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>The electric Alice plane could soon carry passengers.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  eviation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Often called flying cars or taxis, eVTOLs are what Uber plans to fly for its aerial taxi service dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/mobility\/5536\/heres-what-ubers-flying-taxis-and-skyports-could-look-like\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uber Air<\/a>, first taking off in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Melbourne in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"A hybrid electric motor from Safran.\" class=\"no-microcontent\" data-fragment=\"m!bb7b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1005224%252F44651e29-173a-4433-af2c-529a54183d3a.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=tIsiKizxD1eoZ5-QT144ZuUAfJs=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>A hybrid electric motor from Safran.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  ERIC PIERMONT\/AFP\/Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"An inside look at the Alice electric plane.\" class=\"no-microcontent\" data-fragment=\"m!ed81\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1005226%252Fc4c49215-49b6-40c6-8827-95edff55113c.JPG%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.JPG?signature=PJWODwPqjxW2PfJhncfaq_J5jmc=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>An inside look at the Alice electric plane.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Jean-Marie Liot \/ eviation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even United is looking into a hybrid electric craft in the next few years with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/06\/18\/united-technologies-makes-hybrid-electric-plane-push-with-project-804.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project 804<\/a>, CNBC reported from the air show.<\/p>\n<p>The future really <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/feature\/electric-airplanes-future-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is electric<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/skai-hydrogen-powered-concept-air-vehicle?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: This hydrogen-powered concept air vehicle can provide the accessible transportation of the future \u2014 Future Blink<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=eGlvwPVYok&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; 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