Going for a drive around Rome is more likely to induce rage at other motorists than wonderment at the Colosseum. For those hoping to avoid that, a solution might be imminent. A deal between Rome Fiumicino Airport, infrastructure company Atlantia and electric air-taxi company Volocopter means that air taxis – which can look like smaller, chunkier gliders or a large drone but take off and land vertically – could run from Rome’s city centre to the airport by 2024.
