eVTOL & passenger air mobility
11 verified models.
Electric vertical-takeoff aircraft built to carry passengers. eVTOL isn't a form factor: it's the intersection of an aerial machine, operating in the airspace, for the passenger-transport market, which is how DEPLOY separates air taxis from the delivery and inspection drones that share the aerial form factor.
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- EH216-Sby EHangcommercial
- Wisk Coraby Wisk Aerocommercial
- Joby S4by Joby Aviationpilot
- XPeng Modular Flying Carby Xpeng AeroHTpilot
- Archer Midnightby Archer Aviationdevelopment
- ERC Victorby ERC Systemprototype
- Eve eVTOLby Eve Air Mobilityprototype
- Lilium Jetby Liliumdevelopment
- Sarla Syllaby Sarla Aviationprototype
- VX4by Vertical Aerospacedevelopment
- Xpeng AeroHT eVTOLby Xpeng AeroHTprototype
Frequently asked questions
- What is an eVTOL?
- An eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane on electric propulsion, built to carry passengers. DEPLOY expresses it as aerial plus airspace plus passenger-transport, separating air taxis from delivery and inspection drones.
- Is an eVTOL the same as an air taxi?
- An eVTOL is the aircraft; an air taxi is the passenger service it is built to provide, so the terms are often used interchangeably. DEPLOY indexes eVTOL aircraft and their certification status.
- How is an eVTOL different from a helicopter?
- Both take off and land vertically, but an eVTOL uses distributed electric propulsion with multiple rotors, which makes it quieter, simpler to maintain, and cheaper to operate per flight, at the cost of shorter range than a fuelled helicopter.
- When will air taxis be available?
- Several eVTOL developers are in aircraft certification with aviation authorities, and commercial passenger service depends on that certification completing. DEPLOY tracks certification milestones as a claims ledger rather than predicting dates.
- Which companies make eVTOL aircraft?
- eVTOL developers on DEPLOY include Joby Aviation, Archer, EHang, Lilium, Vertical Aerospace, Wisk, Eve Air Mobility and XPeng AeroHT, each with certification status tracked.
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