Weekly Bytes | Airbus’ electric air taxi, Google’s meeting features, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

European aerospace firm, Airbus, is developing a new fully electric air taxi to carry up to four passengers in urban environments. The CityAirbus NextGen will be equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, and eight electrically powered propellers as part of its uniquely designed distributed propulsion system. The air taxi is being developed to fly within 80 km range and to reach a cruise speed of 120 kmph. Airbus is working on keeping the vehicle’s sound levels below 65 dB(A) during fly-over and below 70 dB(A) during landing, as it is being developed for the emerging urban air mobility market. It is optimised for hover and cruise efficiency, while not requiring moving surfaces or tilting parts during transition. CityAirbus NextGen prototype’s first flight is planned for 2023 and certification is expected around 2025, the aerospace company said. This week, .

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