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Flying taxis take flight as aviation companies launch new class of electric aircraft
- ASSOCIATED PRESS, ARCHER AVIATION
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A new generation of aviation companies are building electric-powered aircraft designed to become taxis in the sky. These "eVTOLs," short for "electric vertical take-off and landing," lift off like helicopters and fly like airplanes.
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The CEO of Joby Aviation is getting closer to turning his boyhood flights of fancy into a dream come true as his company launches a new class of electric-powered aircraft.
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