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

I went inside Vertical Aerospace's brand new flying taxi, which uses tech from an F-35 fighter to help it hover

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The author inside Vertical Aerospace's Valo eVTOL, and the exterior of the aircraft
The author inside Vertical Aersopace's Valo, and the exterior.

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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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He tried to bring flying taxis to Uber. Now, he's at Joby to finish the job.

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Eric Allison
Eric Allison, Joby Aviation's chief product officer

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Joby's flying taxi made a 'major step' with its first test flight between two US airports

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A Joby air taxi in flight at sunset with the ocean in the background
A Joby air taxi in flight.

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I toured an electric 'air taxi' that plans to launch in New York and Los Angeles as soon as 2025. See inside.

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A selfie of the author with the Joby eVTOL in NYC.
A selfie of the author with the Joby eVTOL in New York City.

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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.

Courtesy of Archer

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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Saudi Arabia's futuristic Neom project aims to embrace green flying taxis, and will have 4 airports

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The Line, NEOM
The planned design of The Line in Neom.

NEOM

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