Air taxis: the last flying electric cars that give life to the dream of jetsons

There is a future where We don’t need roads And regular people like you and I can jump into an electric pod the size of a boat and fly anywhere on a whim. Although we have been immersed in the miracle of human flight for over a century, instant air transport has long been relegated to science fiction.

But in the past decade, many companies have intensified to help release flying cars and air taxis from the magic bubble of the Hollywood film. Startups like Aviation Joby And Archer Build vertical and landing electrical planes (Evtol) which can taxi for several people in the sky without burning unpleasant fuel. The dream of the air taxi already has a few regulatory steps: The FAA has now established rules.

Although these vehicles are not exactly the “flying cars“We have imagined that it is a new field in rapid growth with large car manufacturers established such as Toyota,, Hyundai,, StelllantisAnd others, either finance their own companies, or one of the dozens of startups. And there is a lot of drama and unpredictability in this new industry, of Fight for “stolen” patents to companies that have not survived, as Read and the Kitty Hawk funded by Larry Page. Scroll down to read the latest air taxis.