SkyDrive was founded in July 2018 with the goal of “driving a once-in-a-generation mobility revolution.” It has since aided in the creation of flying automobiles and freight drones. It hasContinue Reading
Paris will begin testing electric air taxis at a new test site outside the French city, with the objective of developing at least two flight paths for Olympic passengers duringContinue Reading
Last Monday, NASA began flight testing, Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. This testing runs throughContinue Reading
The Vermont-based electric aviation startup Beta Technologies has just closed a Series A round of funding that brought in $368 million. The funding round was led by Fidelity Management &Continue Reading
The term ‘flying car’ is sometimes used by laypersons when describing eVTOLs, but it’s usually inaccurate. Most eVTOLs are designed purely for flight and have no capabilities for road transport.Continue Reading
Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car” projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. The vehicle looked likeContinue Reading
Earlier this month, the Japanese company, SkyDrive, completed the country’s first manned flight of an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL). The test flight mainly involved lifting off theContinue Reading
Toyota, the company that refuses to take battery electric cars seriously, has invested $394 million in Joby Aviation, an electric air taxi service based in California. The money was partContinue Reading
