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The Volocopter, an air taxi developed by a German company of the same name, had its first international test flight at the Helsinki airport last week. The flight – two years in the making – lasted just a few minutes, and was part of the Gulf of Finland (GOF) U-Space project to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The Volocopter 2X, a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, was driven by a test pilot on Thursday, but is meant to transport passengers autonomously in the future.