BARTOW, Fla. — Buckle up, your next ride in Polk County could eventually lift you up and away over I-4 traffic.
Officials are hoping to make Florida the first place to launch this high-tech flying option.
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to establish the nation’s first test-bed for “air taxis” at the SunTrax facility in Auburndale.
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“As soon as those vehicles are approved, Florida, we hope and intend, Florida will be the first place that they start flying and it will and can have an impact on I-4 if they’re successful,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue…