taxis - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/taxis/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:56:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 taxis - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/taxis/ 32 32 103504436 Autonomous Air Taxis Are Making Their Way to Hotspots Like Houston and Miami https://houstonnewmedia.org/autonomous-air-taxis-are-making-their-way-to-hotspots-like-houston-and-miami/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autonomous-air-taxis-are-making-their-way-to-hotspots-like-houston-and-miami Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:56:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e656c3a49a8dd28ca141d669dc70284d ... Texas. Wisk already enjoys an active presence in Texas, following partnerships with the Houston Airport System and City of Sugar Land. The goal is ...

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]]> 1008625 Air taxis, short-hop flights planned for Houston – The Business Journals https://houstonnewmedia.org/air-taxis-short-hop-flights-planned-for-houston-the-business-journals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-taxis-short-hop-flights-planned-for-houston-the-business-journals Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:06:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a0aaf229d6bf476be2c7dc75fc3ae802 Both HAS and the city of Sugar Land signed agreements with Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), in early 2024. Part of the ...

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]]> 870099 How Sugar Land Became the Test City for Flying Taxis – Governing Magazine https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-sugar-land-became-the-test-city-for-flying-taxis-governing-magazine-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-sugar-land-became-the-test-city-for-flying-taxis-governing-magazine-2 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:08:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b9296fdd17c89c94b749626e194df63e Over the next few decades, Sugar Land grew beyond recognition. Master-planned neighborhoods sprouted, and as cars became popular in the 1970s, ...

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]]> 843264 Flying taxis could come to Houston airports. Here’s how. – The Business Journals https://houstonnewmedia.org/flying-taxis-could-come-to-houston-airports-heres-how-the-business-journals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-taxis-could-come-to-houston-airports-heres-how-the-business-journals Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:53:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e405466abc7a68888819f6f9de915175 Wisk signed an agreement with the city of Sugar Land in February that will allow the Sugar Land Regional Airport host the company's first ...

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]]> 783631 Self-flying air taxis could soon be taking flight in Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/self-flying-air-taxis-could-soon-be-taking-flight-in-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-flying-air-taxis-could-soon-be-taking-flight-in-houston Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:00:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1b702c0e1e7424f53c2b26566a77d4ee Earlier this year, Wisk announced a similar arrangement with the Sugar Land Regional Airport. Airports News TransportationAir taxis Wisk Wisk Aero.

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]]> 783335 Self-flying air taxis planned for Houston-area skies | Smart Cities Dive https://houstonnewmedia.org/self-flying-air-taxis-planned-for-houston-area-skies-smart-cities-dive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-flying-air-taxis-planned-for-houston-area-skies-smart-cities-dive Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:56:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5145c04e5800e607391208a61d71a1e5 The city of Sugar Land, Texas, and eVTOL developer Wisk Aero will bring pilotless air taxis to the city's airport, which serves the greater Houston ...

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]]> 731120 Pilotless air taxis may come to Houston by 2030, with new partnership between Sugar Land, Wisk https://houstonnewmedia.org/pilotless-air-taxis-may-come-to-houston-by-2030-with-new-partnership-between-sugar-land-wisk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pilotless-air-taxis-may-come-to-houston-by-2030-with-new-partnership-between-sugar-land-wisk Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:39:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=172e8870fa859567eb1b583a3f3dcf42 Sugar Land City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 in Sugar Land. A new ranking puts Sugar Land in Fort Bend County and Atascosita, in northeast ...

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]]> 731399 Pilotless Flying Taxis May Be In Skies Over Houston By 2030 – KURV https://houstonnewmedia.org/pilotless-flying-taxis-may-be-in-skies-over-houston-by-2030-kurv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pilotless-flying-taxis-may-be-in-skies-over-houston-by-2030-kurv Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:14:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ab0f86cc59d8e1db10f6264c0b35dd59 Sugar Land is working with a California-based company called Wisk to develop the four-seater vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Sugar Land ...

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]]> 730233 Houston area’s pilotless air taxis set to take off sooner than you think – ABC13 https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-areas-pilotless-air-taxis-set-to-take-off-sooner-than-you-think-abc13-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-areas-pilotless-air-taxis-set-to-take-off-sooner-than-you-think-abc13-2 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:09:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e28a8108bced6b9ef8a5903529b6def4 Sugar Land city officials said they will be able to land eVTOL, a self-flying aircraft that will aid in commuting by the start of the next decade.

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]]> 730079 Houston area’s pilotless air taxis set to take off sooner than you think – ABC13 https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-areas-pilotless-air-taxis-set-to-take-off-sooner-than-you-think-abc13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-areas-pilotless-air-taxis-set-to-take-off-sooner-than-you-think-abc13 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:19:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=de8515d9765dc9f1e5473368ea841b57 SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Sugar Land has partnered with a company that will bring autonomous air taxis to the Houston area by the ...

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]]> 730074 Pilotless air taxis could soon be coming to Greater Houston area – KHOU https://houstonnewmedia.org/pilotless-air-taxis-could-soon-be-coming-to-greater-houston-area-khou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pilotless-air-taxis-could-soon-be-coming-to-greater-houston-area-khou Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:18:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=444558c96ce9b8a28314301f7dd19f86 SUGAR LAND, Texas — Since 2010, the company Wisk has been working towards developing a first-of-its-kind pilotless air taxi.

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]]> 728121 Wisk and City of Sugar Land to bring autonomous air taxis to greater Houston Region https://houstonnewmedia.org/wisk-and-city-of-sugar-land-to-bring-autonomous-air-taxis-to-greater-houston-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wisk-and-city-of-sugar-land-to-bring-autonomous-air-taxis-to-greater-houston-region Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:53:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cfe52f7cb9d3ef175bd08ab5ff4abeb8 Wisk Aero, an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, and the City of Sugar Land, Texas, have entered into a partnership to bring autonomous AAM to ...

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