Nov 07, 2025
An air
taxi system is planned to be launched in the new city of Alatau. To this end,
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, the
American company Joby Aero, Inc., Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. and
entrepreneur Vyacheslav Kim have signed a memorandum of cooperation, according
to digitalbusines.kz.
According
to the document, the purchase of eVTOL electric aircraft worth approximately
US$300 million is planned.
What
is known about the project
As
reported by the Ministry of AI on November 7, 2025, innovative electric
vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will form the basis of
Kazakhstan's first Urban Air Mobility project.
Minister's
comment
"Kazakhstan
is taking a step into the future of innovative transport. The purchase of
electric eVTOL aircraft will be an important step in the development of smart
cities and the introduction of innovative technologies. This measure will
influence the development of Alatau as a unique city with advanced technologies
of the future," said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial
Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiyev.
About
the project partner
The
American company Joby Aero, Inc. is a global leader in eVTOL aviation and a
developer of certified electric air taxis. Its technologies are already being
tested in the US and a number of other countries, and will now become part of
Kazakhstan's innovative transport system.
Read
more: https://digitalbusiness.kz/2025-11-07/bogateyshiy-kazahstanets-zastavit-taksi-v-alatau-letat/