"The future of commuter aviation may be a teal-green octocopter that has yet to take flight. As traffic worsens in major cities worldwide, aviation companies are betting that more consumers will soon opt to fly above the gridlock using a radical new technology that aims to cut the costs and noise of piloted helicopters. Enter the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) - zero-emission air taxis that lift off like helicopters but fly like airplanes."
"One frontrunner is Brazil-based Eve Air Mobility, a division of Embraer - the world's third-biggest planemaker behind Airbus and Boeing. Its CEO, Johann Bordais, told Business Insider that the new Eve eVTOL is expected to enter service by 2027 and will be more affordable than helicopters. "The safety level, operating cost, and quietness of the eVTOL make it better than the helicopters flying today," he said. Customers can expect the buzzing sky taxis over cities like Manhattan and São Paulo for airport transfers."
Eve Air Mobility, a division of Embraer, plans to launch an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) for urban air taxi service by 2027. The eVTOL is intended to be more affordable, quieter, and safer than conventional helicopters, with operating-cost and redundancy features aimed at improving safety. Eve targets airport transfers, ride-hailing, and sightseeing in dense urban centers such as Manhattan and São Paulo. Hundreds of units have been presold to operators including United and SkyWest. Some competitors have paused their electric-taxi programs, while other U.S. companies have already flown full-scale prototypes. Eve is designed to eventually operate without a pilot.
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