Members of Uber, Bell and Terrafugia, three companies with ambitious plans to launch flying taxi services in the next few years, were present at a recent two-hour meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology. They believe that it will probably be harder and take longer to approve flying passenger vehicles than most people think.
John-Paul Clarke, an aerospace engineer at Georgia Tech and member of a National Academy of Science panel said he foresees a future where the FAA sets minimum standards, and then each city hires its own private air traffic controllers.
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