47G signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with Beta Technologies, a Vermont-based electric aircraft and charging manufacturer in a landmark deal that opens the door for electric flight in Utah. Flights will start with cargo deliveries, beginning over the next few years, before moving to air taxis for passenger travel.

Over 50 business owners and other professionals express opposition to the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola. Concerns raised include costs, environmental fragility, benefitting primarily private businesses and risks to the watershed.

The air taxis, which garnered support from the Utah Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, are expected to run statewide in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

Cox said the effort harkens back to a time decades ago when U.S. companies were the best in the world at building new things. He noted that the Federal Aviation Administration last fall licensed a new category of aircraft — electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing craft — for the first time in 80 years.

Air taxis in Utah aren't too far off. Utah's governor met with the leaders of two tech companies on Tuesday to signal the state's investment.

Governor Spencer Cox Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Beta Technologies and 47G to potentially revolutionize travel in the Beehive State.

Futuristic air taxis are preparing to take off in Utah within the next decade. Gov. Spencer Cox announced an agreement Tuesday between Utah aerospace industry association 47G and aircraft manufacturer BETA Technologies to launch small,

Utah is getting a boost in its efforts to reduce the high number of wildlife-related crashes on a large section of U.S. 40.

G has entered into an agreement with BETA Technologies to introduce electric aircraft and establish charging stations in Utah, US.

SALT LAKE CITY — Red light, or photo cop, cameras that take pictures at intersections have been controversial for years but they’re back on the table in Utah this legislative session. Lawmakers are hoping that new technology will help battle privacy issues.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Department of Transportation, as well as other partners, are working to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions around the state and to also make it

Utah partners with BETA Technologies on an electric aircraft network, advancing sustainable air transportation for the 2034 Winter Olympics.