Joby’s Air Taxi Just Flew Faster and Further Than Any eVTOL Yet
The Joby S4 reached a record 205 mph on a recent test flight.
eVTOL
Uber Elevate
Aviation
After Buying Uber Elevate, This California Company Is the New King of the eVTOL World
Joby Aviation has acquired Uber Elevate, with plans to have an electric flying-taxi network by 2023. Now it’s been endorsed by the Air Force.
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Aviation
How NASA Is Working to Give Us the Flying Taxis We Were Promised
The space agency has moved beyond the ISS and Mars, and is now working with eVTOL manufacturers on the next generation of urban aircraft.
Aviation
Flying Taxis Are Coming. Inside the Scramble to Find Them a Place to Land.
With electric urban aircraft just a few years away, manufacturers are working to figure out how “vertiports” will fit in crowded city centers.
Aviation
Hyundai’s New Air Taxi May Finally Get Uber Elevate Off the Ground
It’s the fastest Hyundai vehicle yet.
Aviation
We Were Promised Flying Cars. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Expect Them Any Time Soon.
Envisioning a technology isn’t enough to bring it into being.
Aviation
Uber Now Offers $200 Helicopter Flights From Manhattan to JFK Airport
For $200 to $225, Uber Copter users can complete the normally hour-long trip in just eight minutes.
Aviation
This Air-Taxi Service Plans to Fly You to the Airport for the Cost of an Uber
The Munich-based company says it will have a network of electric air taxis up and running in six years.
Aviation
Need a Lift? Get Around Town on One of these VTOLs
look at the vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designs that may represent the future of travel around—and between—cities.
Aviation
Uber is Poised to Make Flying Taxis a Reality (With a Little Help from Some Friends)
The ride-hailing giant will use electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles that can operate quietly in dense urban areas.
