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DeSantis Touts Launch of eVTOL Vehicles as Future of Air Transportation
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The Floridian
They're going to lift off, and they're going to fly, and they're going to land, and they're going to be able to bring people to different places," DeSantis said pointing to the eVTOL aircrafts.
SunTrax is a 775-acre testing facility located in Polk County for ground and airport technologies, including tolling systems and autonomous air vehicles.
DeSantis also announced testing of autonomous and connected vehicles at SunTrax.
"We're the only high-speed autonomous vehicle test track in the United States, and obviously these vehicles will be tested at interstate speeds," DeSantis said.
Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue and Polk County College Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas joined DeSantis for the announcement.