电动空中出租车公司拟在得州三城建空中网络
10月25日的报道显示，电动航空企业阿彻航空公司（Archer Aviation）计划在得克萨斯州的奥斯汀、休斯顿和达拉斯—沃斯堡三地建设电动空中出租车网络。该计划于10月23日公布，将使用公司全电动的“午夜”机型，宣称可把60至90分钟的车程缩短为10至20分钟的飞行。奥斯汀网络拟设三个站点：奥斯汀—伯格斯特伦国际机场、奥斯汀行政机场和美洲赛道直升机坪；休斯顿网络拟设五个站点，包括两座商业机场和加尔维斯顿；达拉斯—沃斯堡网络拟设七个站点。公司创始人兼首席执行官亚当·戈德斯坦表示，得州正在为下一代航空树立标杆。目前该公司尚未公布载客服务的启动日期，相关航线仍属提案，须经监管批准。公司表示，得州业务将纳入联邦电动垂直起降飞行器整合试点计划，其与BETA技术公司和麦格理资本合资成立的美国电动空中走廊联盟正与得州交通部合作，研究机场充电设施。“午夜”机型在美洲赛道大奖赛期间向公众展示至10月25日。
Electric Air Taxi Company Plans Aerial Network in Three Texas Cities
Reporting on October 25 shows that electric aviation company Archer Aviation plans to build an electric air-taxi network in Austin, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Announced on October 23, the plan will use the company's all-electric "Midnight" aircraft, which it says can shorten 60-to-90-minute drives into 10-to-20-minute flights. The Austin network is planned with three stations: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin Executive Airport and the Circuit of the Americas helipad; the Houston network with five stations, including two commercial airports and Galveston; and the Dallas-Fort Worth network with seven stations. Company founder and CEO Adam Goldstein said Texas is setting the benchmark for the next generation of aviation. The company has not yet announced a launch date for passenger service; the routes are still proposals and require regulatory approval. The company said its Texas operations will be part of the federal eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, and that the U.S. Electric Aerial Corridor Alliance it formed with BETA Technologies and Macquarie Capital is working with the Texas Department of Transportation to study airport charging facilities. The "Midnight" aircraft was on public display at the Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix through October 25.
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图片来源：阿彻航空（Archer Aviation）公司标志。图片：公共领域，取自维基共享资源。
