On a quiet Brazilian country airfield, Eve Air Mobility’s near-final engineering prototype accomplished something unprecedented. For the first time, the back pusher propeller was able to accelerate while in flight. That simple change marked the start of the transition phase, in which vertical rotor lift begins to give way to wing lift.
Tokyo has chosen a team of companies to test and deploy electric flying cars in the city. Nomura Real Estate Development is the lead company, with SkyDrive, ANA Holdings, East Japan Railway Company and others. Joby Aviation from California is also a major partner.
The Pivotal BlackFly, a single-seat vertical take-off and landing vehicle, has reached a major milestone: 1,000 piloted flights, a record for any powered-lift eVTOL of its kind. This was announced at the UP.Summit in late September 2025, a big deal for a machine that’s been flying for over 10 years now since its 2011 debut.
Wisk Aero debuts the world’s first autonomous, four-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. This Generation 6 aircraft may be certified by the FAA in the near future, thanks to cutting edge autonomous technology / software, human oversight of every flight, as well as a minimalist design to deliver one of the safest passenger transport systems in commercial aviation.
Bell has officially unveiled the 4EX at CES 2020, and just in case you are wondering, the name comes from its “4” ducted fans, “E” for electric, and “X” for experimental. This 7,000-pound electric air taxi can safely transport 4-5 passengers up to 60 miles at a cruise speed of about 150 mph. It’s designed to be an electric aircraft, but a hybrid model could be in the works and extend the range to beyond 150 miles.