Joby Ohio's new assembly-line manufacturing facility will build, test, and fly all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis that will predominantly be used for commercial passenger operations.
Benzinga
Developments in electric and battery technology are driving a plethora of small electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft that are expected to come online as part of the advanced air mobility revolution before the end of the decade.
Aviation International News
2023 could be a pivotal year for eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft) according to IEEE Spectrum, with US firm Opener reportedly readying itself to make its first deliveries to customers, a first for any eVTOL manufacturer.
Imeche
Dubai will house an advanced air mobility (AAM) integrator centre, the first of its kind in the world, which would allow companies to test and operate electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Impact Lab
As soon as 2024, Seletar could serve as the take-off template for the newest form of mobility: eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles).
The Optimist Daily
Bell Nexus and Joby Aviation (which in 2020 acquired Uber Elevate, the ridesharing company's aerial initiative), have their sights set on all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, set to debut in 2023.
Popular Science
The 18,300 sq ft facility, said to be a world first, will be used for so-called eVTOL vehicles - which stands for 'electric vertical take-off and landing' - such as air taxis and autonomous delivery drones.
Business Live
Joby Aviation, Inc. is a California-based transportation company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft which it intends to operate as part of a fast, quiet, and convenient air taxi service beginning in 2024.
Yahoo Finance
Backers of the mini airport, known as a skyport, have said sites like it will host electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, such as air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, transporting people and cargo across cities over coming years.
Daily Mail
A number of companies around the world are currently preparing eVTOL vehicles (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles), which could revolutionise the way we get around big cities.
BBC Science Focus Magazine
UAP, a UK-based start-up, says its vertiport sites will provide essential infrastructure to help enable mass adoption of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, such as cargo drones and air taxis.
ITS International
Flying taxis may be in service in the next few years, and companies are starting to manoeuvre to provide the ground services that electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft will need.
Wood McKenzie
Flying air taxis or electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles are expected to be environmentally friendly, easy to integrate in existing infrastructure and will connect regional South Australians even when ground infrastructure is disrupted because of weather or natural disasters.
InDaily
Munich Airport International and Urban-Air Port will collaborate in developing aircraft ground infrastructure and airport operations which will facilitate the vertical take-off and landing of electric air taxis.
eVTOL Insights
Uber is already trying to design Skyport hubs that can be built throughout cities, and Rolls-Royce is on course to certify its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) by 2024.
Autoevolution
UPS plans to purchase up to 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts from Vermont-based Beta Technologies through its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary, to augment its air service for select small and mid-size markets.
Electric Cars Report
UPS is purchasing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies through its Flight Forward program and is expected to receive the first 10 aircraft by 2024.
Aviation Today
As the first and only electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company to receive Design Organisation Approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Volocopter expects its first commercial air taxi routes to be opened within the next two years.
press.volocopter.com
The Air One hub will be the world's first pop up urban airport and charging hub for future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which include cargo drones and air taxis, and is set to be launched in Coventry later in 2021.
The Driven
The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone - will be able to travel from urban rooftop to urban rooftop at speeds up to 88 km/h.
MSN
The 56,000 sq ft facility, due to be completed by 2025, will be close to Orlando International Airport and facilitate vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOLs) currently under development by Lilium, a German company.
The Times
Last updated: 05 February 2024
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