Phenomena: Self Flying Taxis in Houston
This article from SmartCities Dive describes the pilotless air taxis coming to a greater Houston community as soon as 2030.
Learning Goals:
- Students will learn what eVTOLs are and how they compare to traditional forms of transportation.
- Students will learn about the benefits and challenges of human innovation in clean transportation.
Materials List
Handouts
Important Links
- Lesson Plan
- Self Flying Air Taxis in Houston
- Drones to the Rescue
- Boeing’s Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV)
- Boeing Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle Completes First Flight
- Wisk Aero Cora
- Will New Hampshire’s Landmark ‘Flying Car’ Bill Lay the Groundwork for Air Taxis?
- What is a Helicopter
- Here’s How High Planes Actually Fly, According to Experts
- Climate change: Should you fly, drive, or take the train?
Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
- ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems – Typically, as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise.