The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industry has often been heralded as the future of urban transportation. Promising solutions to traffic congestion, reduced emissions, and more efficient urban air mobility, eVTOLs present a vision of an advanced technological future. However, for all the enthusiasm, the reality is much more complex.
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Once heralded as a transformative leap for urban mobility, Germany’s air taxi industry is now facing turbulent skies. With two prominent start-ups, Lilium and Volocopter, teetering on the brink of collapse, the dream of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft revolutionizing transport seems further away than ever.
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The goal is to have the Midnight, a local take-off and landing vehicle designed for use in urban transportation, ready for production by 2024. Stellantis and Archer Aviation are partnering to bring the Midnight to market and potentially launch the new taxi service in New York in 2025.