# All-Electric Air Taxis Airbus Unveils New Urban Helicopter Called the 'CityAirbus NextGen' By Niko Pajkovic | Published 2021-09-22 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cityairbus-nextgen References: [flyingmag](https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/airbus-nextgen/) & [airbus](http://airbus.com) Aerospace designer and manufacturer Airbus has unveiled the 'CityAirbus NextGen,' an all-electric, remotely-piloted helicopter designed for urban transportation. The company intends for the new vehicle to function as an "[air taxi](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l-aerospace-valo)" capable of flying four passengers to destinations throughout a given city. The 'CityAirbus NextGen' was announced during the first #AirbusSummit on “Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace,” which focused on the emerging '[Urban Air Mobility market](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wisk-aero-generation-6-evtol). The compact vehicle comes equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, eight electrically powered propellers, and a one-of-a-kind distributed propulsion system. Currently in its development stage, the 'CityAirbus NextGen' is being built to fly with an 80 km range, reaching cruise speeds of 120 km/h. “We are on a quest to co-create an entirely new market that sustainably integrates urban air mobility into the cities while addressing environmental and social concerns," said Bruno Even, [Airbus Helicopters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/demonstrator-aircraft) CEO. Image Credit: Airbus ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Urban Air Mobility:** The emergence of the Urban Air Mobility market is providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies manufacturing electric air taxis for urban transportation. - **Distributed Propulsion System:** The development of a one-of-a-kind distributed propulsion system is a significant disruptive innovation opportunity for companies designing and building all-electric aircraft. - **Remote Piloting:** The use of remote-piloting technology in all-electric, autonomous aircraft is a potentially disruptive innovation opportunity in the aviation industry. ### Where This Applies - **Aerospace:** The aerospace industry can potentially disrupt traditional modes of urban transportation with the development of electric air taxis. - **Electric Vehicles:** The development of all-electric aircraft for urban transportation presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the electric vehicle industry. - **Autonomous Vehicles:** The use of remote-piloting technology in all-electric, autonomous aircraft is a potentially disruptive innovation opportunity for the autonomous vehicle industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Revolutionary eVTOL Air Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evtol-air-taxi.md) - [VTOL Air Taxi Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-taxi-prototype.md) - [Updated Air Taxi Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sa2.md) - [Aerodynamic Gyroplane Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gyroplane.md) - [Electric Urban Flights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valo-evtol.md) - [All-Electric Passenger Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joby-aviation-inc.md) - [Public Flying Air-Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evtol.md) - [Epochal Electric VTOLs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epochal-electric-vtol.md) - [Uk Electric Air Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l-aerospace-valo.md)