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It's good to point out that Brazil (in the largest cities) already has the concept of "flying taxis", at least for the rich:

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/15/world/sao-paulo-journal-r...

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New York did once: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Airways

Ah was coming to point that out. SP, Mexico City, and a few other mega cities in LatAm are already relying on private helicopters for the ultra-rich to get around the cities. They probably have an advantage over any US market for these EVTOL vehicles as the in-city aerial regulations are already established to support this. FAA is more focused on airplanes than helicopters in the US

https://archive.li/XzKtu

Millions suffering from the noise so mr corrupt can get to work.

Talk about an underpriced externality.

This also happens in the US, but it's mostly tourists rather than the super rich. In NYC we have the advocacy group "Stop The Chop" that is attempting to reduce the number of helicopter flights over expensive neighborhoods. I think it is doomed to fail; air traffic is regulated by the federal government, and I don't think they care at all. The best path is to just buy the heliport and shut it down, but I don't think anyone wants to spend that much money on it. ("If we can get it for free, yeah, screw anyone that wants to fly over our property. If we have to pay, honestly it's not that annoying." Don't tell them I said that.)

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