They're almost here: the Flying Car/Taxi META Thread

So that's another way to do a flying car:

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Wisk CEO retires:

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Japanese group plans on having evtols for the 2025 world expo in Osaka:

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Airbus is being grumpy:

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Europe issues some guidelines for EVTOL pilot certification:

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a reply to: anzha
Any word on logistics involved with Flying cars?Or are they going to just use Helo pads?

a reply to: Blackfinger

EVTOL ports are being designed. Whether the concepts become a thing or they repurpose helipads, IDK as yet. Since they are not hybrid vehicles, new infra will be needed (chargers!)

China approves the XPeng:

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DAST has a very modular EVTOL frame:

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Terafugia, an Boston based flying car company, was bought by Chinese company, Geely, and moved the entire operation to China. The first evtol from the team has taken flight in China:

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3d printing is extensively used in the Canadian Horizon Aircraft evtol:

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Half scale demonstrator tethered flight below

Ahhhhhhhh……

The good o’l days…………when having a sizable backseat meant everything to The Mile High Club 😉


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a reply to: Ophiuchus1

Actually, the backseats were specifically designed in the 1930s to fit two...horizontally. lol.

Volocopter going for the cert:

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Lilium's battery tech:

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Vertiia is starting testing. it is a box wing evtol:

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The airspeeder mk4:



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Autoflight breaks the record for longest evtol flight: 135 nm.



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Archer has begun construction of its manufacturing facility in Georgia:

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Archer achieved significant milestones in 2022:

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Airbus is allying with a Norwegian ambulance company for evtols:

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getting the evtols certified is challenging enough Beta (one of the developers) is also going to develop electric aircraft in the meantime.

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United and Archer will open an air taxi route to Chicago’s O’Hare airport in 2025

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Vertical looks to next phase of VX4 flight tests and targets additional capital raise in 2023

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(really bad year for a capital raise, btw, guys...)

Vertical powers ahead with new UK battery facility

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How airlines may deploy eVTOLs

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Spirit AeroSystems to work with Skyworks on VertiJet VTOL design

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Lilium confident of securing additional funding on top of November capital raise

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Ascendance secures more funding for Atea hybrid-electric VTOL programme

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Archer’s ‘Midnight’ aircraft completes wind-tunnel testing campaign

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Vertical seeks Japanese approval for its VX4 evtol:

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A vertiport design for Dubai was unveiled:

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Four Air Force pilots remotely flew the Joby aircraft. They are expected to deliver the first aircraft to Edwards early next year for testing and development.

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Joby Reports a 1Q23 loss:

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As noted by Zaphod already, Joby got $55M for a contract extension with the USAF:

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Joby and Toyota are deepening their partnership:

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Lilium secured $250M in funding:

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Lilium has started wind tunnel testing with a scale model:

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Vertical says they won't get their air cert until 2026:

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Even with all the hype, the evtols are far from mature:

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FAA publishes updated plans for Evtols:



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EASA sets certs for evtol noise:

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Ehang seeks a 2023 CAAC (Chinese FAA equivalent) cert:

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EVtols are still working on challenges:

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Wisk and Japan Airlines deepen their partnership:

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Archer unveils its Midnight prototype:

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Archer also posted a 1Q23 loss and working towards certification of its bird:

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Pterodynamics is working on their scale prototypes:



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Lilium has news:

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Whisk is now fully owned by Boeing:

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