Flying taxi companies are racing to carry passengers as soon as this year. I've seen all 3 rivals — this is how they compare

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Crowd gathers around Joby electric aircraft on a waterfront landing area with a city skyline behind.
Joby (pictured) and Archer are targeting a 2026 certification.

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Tech companies want flying taxis on the battlefield

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Joby and L3Harris' VTOL
Joby Aviation and L3Harris are developing a defense-focused VTOL.

Joby Aviation

As more and more US cities get robotaxis, a Florida billionaire is driving plans to bring Archer's flying taxis to Miami

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A generated image of Archer's Midnight aircraft outside Hard Rock Stadium.
A generated image of Archer's Midnight aircraft outside Hard Rock Stadium.

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Flying taxis take flight in front of a US crowd for the first time as 2 companies race to take on passengers

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Joby
Joby Aviation's eVOTL has demonstrated a 150-mile range, but the company's air taxi service will be optimized for 20- to 30-mile trips in cities.

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Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Archer to give passengers electric flying taxis

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Archer's Midnight eVTOL.
Southwest Airlines said it plans to use Archer Aviation's Midnight eVTOL for passenger flights.

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Flying taxis are closer than ever to reality. The booming industry needs to overcome infrastructure hurdles.

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Archer Aviation white livery flying over trees.
Archer's Midnight aircraft has secured certification to fly non-scheduled commercial flights, putting its eVTOL one step closer to flying for the airlines.

Archer Aviation

Flying taxis just got another step closer to reality as $1 billion startup Archer received approval for commercial operations

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Nikhil Goel of Archer smiling wearing a grey suit and cyan tie stood in front of the Midnight eVTOL at the Dubai Air Show
Archer's Midnight eVTOL and Nikhil Goel, the chief commercial officer, at the 2023 Dubai Air Show.

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