Saudi Arabia Provides Flying Taxis to Transport Pilgrims During the Peak of Hajj

"Arab Saudi Provides Flying Taxis to Transport Pilgrims During Hajj Peak"

Saudi Arabia Provides Flying Taxis to Transport Pilgrims During the Peak of Hajj

Dream - Saudi Arabia launches the world's first driverless flying taxi to be used by pilgrims during the peak of the 2024 Hajj. The Minister of Transportation and Logistics, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Saleh Al-Jasser, inaugurated this electric flying taxi service on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

This service will be tested to transport pilgrims between Mina, Muzdalifah, and Arafah, during this year's Hajj. GACA Chairman Al-Duailej said that this flying taxi will be used during the Hajj season for emergency services as well as for transporting goods and health supplies for pilgrims in the Holy Land.

"Today we witnessed the launch of one of the most important initiatives in the roadmap to enable advanced air mobility. This air taxi can reduce travel time in congested areas, especially in emergency situations."
the words, as reported by Saudi Gazette.

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Flying taxis will also transport medical equipment and provide logistics services and emergency services for Hajj pilgrims. Al-Jasser stated that the launch of these flying taxis is part of the transportation and logistics system initiative. These flying taxis adopt future transportation technology.

"With a new and innovative environmentally friendly transportation model that utilizes artificial intelligence. This initiative supports the sustainability of the modern transportation sector and achieves the goals of the National Transportation and Logistics Service Strategy in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030. 'The National Transportation and Logistics Service Strategy initiative and projects strive to utilize modern and advanced technology, whether it be air taxis, electric cars, or hydrogen trains,' he said."

Al-Jasser also emphasized that his ministry is striving to enhance the field of smart mobility. He is also developing laws and regulations that enable the use of modern technology. The use of flying taxis is one of the 32 modern technologies implemented in this year's Hajj pilgrimage.

This initiative is part of the system's efforts to adopt modern technology and offer the best services to the Hajj pilgrims.

"This is a very advanced mode of transportation including taxi applications. There are many companies in the transportation sector competing to provide the best means of transportation in the future."
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"Saudi Arabian Airlines previously announced plans to operate flying taxis in the future. These flying taxis are used to transport pilgrims between King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and hotels in Mecca. They plan to purchase around 100 aircraft for this service. Report: Khaira Amaliya"

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"Arab Saudi Provides Flying Taxis to Transport Pilgrims During Hajj Peak"

"Today we witnessed the launch of one of the most important initiatives in the roadmap to enable advanced air mobility. This air taxi can reduce travel time in congested areas, especially in emergency situations."the words, as reported by Saudi Gazette.

"This is a very advanced mode of transportation including taxi applications. There are many companies in the transportation sector competing to provide the best means of transportation in the future.""katanya." translates to "he/she said."

"100 Unit"

"Today we witnessed the launch of one of the most important initiatives in the roadmap to enable advanced air mobility. This air taxi can reduce travel time in congested areas, especially in emergency situations."
the words, as reported by Saudi Gazette.

"This is a very advanced mode of transportation including taxi applications. There are many companies in the transportation sector competing to provide the best means of transportation in the future."
"katanya." translates to "he/she said."