Seoul, South Korea plans to pilot two urban air traffic service routes next year

[Seoul, South Korea plans to pilot two urban air traffic service routes next year]-the Seoul municipal government of South Korea said on the 12th that it plans to launch demonstration projects for the commercialization of "flying cars" on the two routes of Yoido Island and Silkworm Room next year. According to reports, Seoul City and the Ministry of Land and Transportation will conduct the first phase of the empirical project in the open area in the second half of this year to fully verify the overall safety of urban air traffic (UAM). Starting from next year, the second phase of demonstration will be carried out in the capital circle through the consortium of the first phase of demonstration. The second phase of the demonstration project covers the Jingren Canal, Hanjiang River and Tanchuan Water Network. In Seoul, there are 18 km of Kimpo Airport to Yido Island and 8 km of Silkworm Room to Shuixi. Gyeonggi Province has a 14 km route from Korea International Exhibition Center to Kimpo Airport, and Incheon City has a 14 km UAV test certification center to Guiyang Xincheng route. Urban air traffic is a green means of travel without vertical take-off and landing of the runway. The government plans to achieve commercial use by 2025 and carry out technological research and development activities with a number of private enterprises. (Yonhap news agency)