Articles tagged “eVTOL”

Airlines

India to Get Electric Air Taxis Via InterGlobe and Archer Aviation Partnership

The all-electric air taxi service could go a long way in helping India combat its growing problems of pollution and congestion in its major cities.

Chris Thomas, Reuters | 2 months ago

India to Get Electric Air Taxis Via InterGlobe and Archer Aviation Partnership

Startups

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

Archer Aviation expects its flying taxis to be in the air in 2025, and Atmosfy wants to change the way people leave dining reviews.

Justin Dawes | 5 months ago

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Nezasa Raises $4.7 Million for Tour Operator Software: Startup Funding Roundup

Nezasa wants to make life easier for travel operators, and Electra is designing a plane to take off from a 150-foot runway.

Justin Dawes | 5 months ago

Nezasa Raises $4.7 Million for Tour Operator Software: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Lilium Raises $192 Million for Electric Taxi Jets: Startup Funding Roundup

Lilium is trying to keep its stock price up as it develops its first product, an electric flying taxi that several companies have agreed to purchase.

Justin Dawes | 5 months ago

Lilium Raises $192 Million for Electric Taxi Jets: Startup Funding Roundup

Airlines

Flying Cars Could Face an Infrastructure Shortage — Power Grids to Recharge Them

These so-called flying taxis will face numerous obstacles in the path toward getting off the ground. Consumer adoption and pricing could be issues, and ample electricity to recharge vehicle batteries is another.

Gabriel Araujo, Reuters | 6 months ago

Flying Cars Could Face an Infrastructure Shortage — Power Grids to Recharge Them

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Telecom Firms Asked to Set Up Safe Buffer Zones for 5G Near Airports

Government agencies, planemakers, and telecom companies still have work to do to ensure safe flight operations around airports with 5G airwave infrastructure.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Skift India Daily: Telecom Firms Asked to Set Up Safe Buffer Zones for 5G Near Airports

Startups

Roami Raises $14 Million for Group Travel Vacation Rental Platform

Roami has a unique approach for acquiring short-term rentals units, and Doroni Aerospace wants to make personal aircraft that can be stored in a two-car garage.

Justin Dawes | 10 months ago

Roami Raises $14 Million for Group Travel Vacation Rental Platform

News Blog

Dubai Sets 2026 for Launch of Air Taxis

Dubai has yet again revealed its plans to connect the city through flying taxis and expects to launch aerial taxi operations by 2026. In 2017, the city had test-flown a driverless vehicle called the Autonomous Air Taxi, that was touted to be the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 11 months ago

Airlines

United-Backed Archer Aviation Receives FAA Criteria for Air Taxi Flying

Archer Aviation has a lot of work to do before it gets anywhere near its target of making 2,000 electric air taxis annually. But at least it knows what it has to do to hit ambitious goals many experts are skeptical about.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 year ago

United-Backed Archer Aviation Receives FAA Criteria for Air Taxi Flying

Startups

Lilium Raises $119 Million for Electric Taxi Jets

This startup funding list covers the gamut: fuel sustainability in plane and trains, short-terms rentals for business travelers, day access to luxury hotels, and planting trees in tourist areas.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Lilium Raises $119 Million for Electric Taxi Jets