Guangzhou-based company named Ehang has received the world's first airworthiness "type certificate" for its EH216-S AAV, a fully autonomous drone designed to carry two passengers.

China approves world’s first passenger-carrying flying taxi

In a quest to prepare the national airspace for passenger transportation and drone delivery services, Israel has started test flights of air taxis that can carry passengers and heavy cargo, while alleviating traffic congestion on the roads.

To ease traffic congestion, Israel conducts first drone taxi tests

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday proposed new rules regarding commercial air taxis that can help pave the way for operations by around the middle of the decade.

US FAA moves new proposals to push ahead commercial air taxi operations