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.

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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 planned design of The Line in Neom.

NEOM

China is getting a head start on the flying car industry: report

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Car company GAC displays its Gove eVTOL flying car in Guangzhou, China, on April 12, 2024.

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How flying taxis could go mainstream

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An eVTOL flying through abstract 5G-themed shapes.

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Semi-private US carrier JSX inks deals to buy more than 300 hybrid-electric aircraft

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A rendering of the Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft in JSX branding.
A rendering of the Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft in JSX branding. A contract to buy more than 300 hybrid-electric craft would help the semi-private carrier expand service to smaller communities.

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Flying taxis could take to the skies by next year. Here's why the aviation industry is so excited about eVTOLs.

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An Archer Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying taxi is pictured during the 2023 Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central
Archer's Midnight eVTOL at the Dubai Airshow.

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See inside the sustainable flying taxis, or eVTOLs, that hope to revolutionize traveling in cities

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A collage shows the exterior and cockpit of Archer's Midnight eVTOL on display at the Dubai Airshow
The exterior and cockpit of Archer's Midnight eVTOL.

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The US' first electric 'air taxi' was just delivered to the Air Force — meet Joby's eVTOL

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The USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby belives to be the first-ever
The USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby believes to be the first-ever "air taxi" delivered to the US.

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See inside a revolutionary flying car that will cost $789,000 and just started test flights

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A rendering of the Aska A5 flying car.
I got to ride in the very first prototype of Aska's flying car. It looked nothing like this rendering of the final version.

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