In 2025, Chicago will debut the first commercial electric air taxi route. The vehicles will commute from the airport to a 'Vertiport' downtown. The trip can take an hour in regular traffic, but could take as little as 10 minutes in an air taxi.
to Vertiport Chicago, the largest vertical aircraft take-off and landing facility in North America, located in the Illinois Medical District near the Chicago Loop, the press release said.
The vehicle is powered by six battery packs and can travel at 150 mph. The aircraft has enough room for one pilot, four passengers and luggage. The commute from O’Hare to downtown Chicago can take more than an hour in regular traffic and even longer in rush hour. “This is definitely the transportation of the future … it’s safe, sustainable, affordable, quiet,” Bryan Benhard, Archer’s chief growth and infrastructure officer, said. “It’s an aircraft that people will take instead of driving an hour to an hour [and a] half from downtown to [O’Hare] in 10 minutes at the cost of an Uber.”Archer’s release says people will be able to order trips through a mobile app for around $100-$150.
The service is scheduled to launch in 2025. At the same time, a massive construction project on Chicago’s main expressway that connects the city’s downtown area to ORD is expected to create traffic nightmares.
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