Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to NASA, background noise impacts the way people react to the buzzing and whirring of electric air taxis-but not in the ...

Urban air travel is finally getting real attention. Cities are desperate for better ways to move people and things, and electric air taxis and drones have gone from wild sci-fi ideas to actual plans.

NASA's VANGARD study found that people in high background noise environments (e.g., urban centers) reported greater annoyance with electric air taxi sounds compared to those in quieter areas, contrary ...