Air taxis and personal transports

by Michael Willoughby Toyota Motor Corp. is investing USD 394 million in Joby Aviation, the eVTOL maker, the companies said in a press release. The automotive company is leading Joby’s USD590 million Series C funding […]

by Michael Willoughby Hanwha Systems reached a final close on its cross-border USD 25 million investment in California-based electric takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft developer Overair, the Korean aero systems firm said Wednesday, according […]

by Michael Willoughby Urban air vehicles (UAVs) should be managed more like a bus network than a taxi system according to  Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, EHang. “UAM will be safer, more […]

by Michael Willoughby Airbus has released video of its CityAirbus demonstrator helicopter in flight. The fully electric VTOL started untethered flight testing in Donauwörth at the end of last year, the company said via LinkedIn. […]

by Michael Willoughby China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is testing a new eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility, the Terrafugia TF-2A, according to a press release in Chinese. The experiments are being conducted on a […]

EHang on 8 January 2020 conducted its first-ever U.S. trial flight of its two-seat passenger autonomous air vehicle (AAV), the EHang 216, as part of the North Carolina Transportation Summit hosted by the North Carolina Department […]

by Michael Willoughby Japanese drone-maker, Aeronext, is displaying a model of its “Flying Gondola” concept at Las Vegas’s CES. In a press release, the company said it aimed to “accelerate the acceptance by society of […]

by Michael Willoughby Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced plans to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial rideshare network. And the duo also unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept. Both took place at […]

by Michael Willoughby Uber will join forces with Joby Aviation, a California-based aerospace company that has been working on electric aviation for over a decade, according to tech site, the Verge. “Joby is the first […]

by  Michael Willoughby Bell has unveiled a new full-size for the Bell Nexus air taxi at CES 2020. The aircraft features Bell’s signature powered-lift concept with four tilting ducted fans that can be configured as […]