Governor Ron DeSantis and Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue hope to land the next generation of air transport companies at a testing facility in Central Florida.

Perdue for years has championed advanced air mobility, which would involve establishing "vertiports" in urban areas that could serve as hubs for short aerial commutes by battery-powered aircraft that have characteristics of airplanes and helicopters.

Where will the "veriports" be located

DeSantis recently said he was "mildly excited" about the effort to reduce congestion along the I-4 corridor. Florida will first try to attract the growing technology to Polk County.

While few details were released, DeSantis and Perdue on Thursday announced plans for an aerial test bed at the department's SunTrax facility in Polk County.

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