Wisk Aero is the only major eVTOL company pursuing fully pilotless passenger flight from the ground up - a certification gamble that could reshape aviation safety standards industry-wide.
VectorArcher Aviation's Midnight eVTOL is accumulating real FAA test data toward type certification, backed by United Airlines and a new powered-lift regulatory framework finalized in 2023.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is deep in FAA certification - and the regulatory framework it establishes will govern every electric air taxi that follows.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 has logged 1,000+ test flights and holds an FAA air carrier certificate - here's where certification actually stands and what it means for pilots.
VectorWisk Aero is pursuing FAA type certification for a fully pilotless passenger aircraft - a fundamentally harder regulatory challenge than anything aviation has attempted.
VectorJoby's S4 air taxi is deep in FAA certification, but the paperwork - not the flying - decides when you'll actually ride one.
VectorIn October 2023, EHang's pilotless EH216-S became the world's first type-certified passenger eVTOL - here's what that milestone really means.
VectorHow Joby's S4 tilts six electric propellers from hover to cruise - and why that transition decides the air taxi race.
VectorJoby's S4 eVTOL is a real, flying aircraft - but battery physics, FAA certification, and pilot economics will decide if air taxis survive the real world.
VectorChina's EHang EH216-S became the first certified pilotless passenger eVTOL, beating US and European air taxis to market.
VectorJoby Aviation leased a 45,000 sq ft base at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport - here's what it means for DFW pilots.
TowerJoby's S4 eVTOL flew ~1,400 test flights before its piloted demo - here's why certifying an air taxi is harder than building one.
VectorArcher and Anduril unveiled Thunder and Halo autonomous aircraft - here's why their shared hardware matters for every pilot.
TowerJoby's six-prop electric tilt-rotor bets everything on transition flight - here's the engineering, the promise, and the real hurdles ahead.
VectorThe FAA's fall 2024 powered-lift SFAR created a third pilot category, clearing the biggest hidden barrier to electric air taxis.
VectorChina's EHang EH216-S became the world's first type-certificated eVTOL in October 2023 - a fully autonomous, pilotless aircraft already carrying passengers commercially.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is navigating the most complex FAA type certification in U.S. aviation history, forcing regulators to write new rules from scratch.
VectorWisk Aero's Gen Six is the only near-term commercial eVTOL designed with no pilot seat - and its FAA certification path is rewriting aviation safety standards from scratch.
VectorWisk Aero's Generation Six is the only eVTOL aircraft in development with no pilot seat - a full autonomous bet backed by $450 million from Boeing.
VectorEHang's EH216-S is the first passenger-carrying autonomous aircraft to earn a full type certificate, already flying tourists in China.
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