5 companies · 8 sourced backers · 31 milestones on record
This frontier includes electric air taxis that take off vertically and vehicles designed for both road travel and flight. Companies are working toward commercial passenger services or drive-and-fly vehicles, with goals that require approved aircraft, dependable operations and production beyond prototypes.
Where the 5 companies stand today, from their profiles and 10-year milestones. Tap a phase to see who is there.
- ▸Regulatory approval to carry paying passengers
- ▸Completing flight testing and demonstrating dependable operations
- ▸Funding and scaling production beyond hand-built vehicles
- ▸Establishing commercially viable routes and meeting delivery timelines
Publicly listed: 2 companies (owned by public shareholders).
- ›Every sourced story on all frontiers, filterable by company and news type
- ›10-year milestone records for each company: demo vs shipped
- ›Explained: plain-words readiness diagrams for real breakthroughs
- ›Signal Trends of 39 frontiers covering 378 companies over time.
- ›The events calendar: launches, approvals and deadlines ahead
- Alef
Alef is designing and developing the world's first real flying car — a vehicle that drives on the street, takes off vertically, and flies overhead above traf…
Trials · backed by Draper Associates, Impact VC
- Archer Aviation
To launch a commercial electric air-taxi service.
Lab · publicly listed
- ASKA
ASKA is the first company to start the type certification process with the FAA as a drive-and-fly eVTOL — pioneering a new era in logistics, emergency respon…
Lab
- Joby Aviation
To operate a commercial electric air-taxi service.
Trials · publicly listed
- Samson Sky
The Samson Switchblade will be to General Aviation what the iPhone was to telecommunications — a high-performance flying sports car that transforms from driv…
Trials
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