Regina Barber

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5,686 appearances 196 recordings 8 series first heard Nov 2024 last heard 2d ago

Regina Barber’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Short Wave · Sky Uber? Air taxis could be here soon · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

Innovative.

I'm seeing six propellers.

I know they rotate forward.

Is six propellers, though, safe?

Is it too many?

It's all about redundancy, Em.

So if one fails, the others will compensate.

Here's Bonnie again from Joby.

If an entire propulsion unit fails, then an opposing one will power down.

Redundancies are always good, especially with air travel.

I'm wondering, though, what does the FAA have to say about all of this, the Federal Aviation Administration?

Because they're ultimately in charge of regulating what is allowed in American airspace.

Yeah, that's the big question for the whole industry.

And to do any travel in airspace in the U.S., you need certification with the FAA, which Joby and other startups are seeking right now.

That's Lee Wicher again from Georgia Tech.

We heard from him earlier.

So Em, in January 2026, the FAA announced a new office to oversee the integration of air taxis and other vehicles like drones into the airspace.

So a vertiport, that word that he just said, are basically just these like pads that these air taxis are going to land and take off from.

Like in the Avengers, like in Stark Tower.

Yeah.

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