Kazakhstan plans to launch the first air taxis in Alatau

Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum with the American company Joby Aero, Inc., the local Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd., and the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding the purchase of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for the Alatau air taxi project.

The deal is valued at approximately $300 million. It is planned that the aircraft will form the basis of the country's first urban air mobility service — Urban Air Mobility.

According to the parties' statement, the launch of the air taxi will be an important step in the development of Alatau as a "city of the future" with high-tech infrastructure. The initiative aims to introduce innovative transportation solutions and promote Kazakhstan as a center of advanced technologies in Central Asia.

The project involves the use of electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing, providing fast and eco-friendly transportation within the city and between districts.

Source: Gov.kz