and are already running demo flights. A dozen more companies
will present their aerial vehicles in the next couple of years. And hundreds more startups are
still trying to make their first prototype fly. Joby aviation is currently in the lead, setting
the range record for EVTOLS with 155 miles The path to this achievement took 12 years. Before Joby S4 there were several different designs and innovative ideas, eight patent applications
like this propeller converting into a wing. But eventually came to this shape However there will be those,
who will write in the comments: "Nothing new, we've already seen all this before" New here is unprecedented
flight safety costs and noise level. Helicopter has hundreds of vulnerabilities
failure of any of which could lead to disaster. And still they fly pretty well. EVTOLs can do better. There is zero single point of failure. Distributed propulsion system, independent battery packs,
duplicated control systems, wings, and ultimately a ballistic
parachute are a guarantee of safety. In the future the human factor will also
be excluded. It is easier to create an autopilot for flying than for driving around the city - there are fewer surprises in the air Today the cheapest helicopter flight costs from
150 dollars for 15 minutes. A similar flight on EVTOL will compete in price with a taxi
ride. Let's compare Joby with an electric car. Both have capacity for five people, similar weight
and total power. But tesla has twice the range with half the battery capacity/ So is an electric
car four times more efficient than EVTOLs? No. The wing EVTOL consumes less energy per mile
than an electric car, especially at high speeds, as flight is more energy efficient due to less friction. But to meet current safety requirements Joby will always carry around 30 minutes of energy reserves - dead weight to keep passengers alive. There is also the strongest energy overrun during hovering, which is comparable to the tesla's ludicrous mode. Not just for a few seconds,
but for about half a minute during takeoff and landing. With the further development
of packaging and energy extraction technologies, electric air transport will
become cheaper than traveling in a car But so far there is no really mass production of
EVTOLs yet. The manufacturing cost of one Joby S4 will be more than 1 million dollars. Joby s4 will not be available for private purchase, and will be used only as an air taxi with an expected
revenue of more than 2 million dollars per year. You can't fly in most areas of the city in a helicopter, due to high noise pollution. But Joby is
quieter than your vacuum cleaner. Compare this: Over here behind me is our aircraft in hover And finally thank you to all of you in
the global community for cheering us on Finally main advantage of all EVTOLs is time savings. Even passenger drones may save more than an hour on distances of up to 20 miles Or can get you out of dead traffic one day. 5-7 seater models are able to
save a few hours on a routes up to 100 miles. With the increase in flight range EVTOLs will be able
to replace common aviation on mid-distance routes after all, EVTOls do not need remote airports
and they are able to provide a transfer from the center of one city to the center of another.
Which means they can be faster and more convenient Joby aviation raised about 800 million dollars
in investments and twice more after going public The company has entered into strategic
partnerships with NASA, Toyota, Intel, Garmin and Uber with plans to build an
entire urban air mobility ecosystem Today this company with 1 000 employees
is valued more than 4 billion dollars It all started when seven engineers
began to explore the existing boundaries of flight technology. And now they are among those
who are revolutionizing transportation, moving our daily trips to the skies. But they are not alone... Chinese company Ehang was founded in 2014 2 years later a single passenger drone took off. In 2018 the 2-seat ehong 216 was introduced The drone is designed for short flights of up
to 20 minutes inside the city. Therefore it has a different design concept which is better suited for hovering, but less effective during level flight. It weighs only about 360 kg, but
is capable of lifting 220 kg of payload. Cruising speed 100 km/h.
Flight range 35 km. Not much, but enough to get from the airport to the city
center or deploy a wide network of aerial taxis. And these guys already know
how to scale air transportation because they have experience in
managing a swarm of drones of thousands But there is a lot of skepticism
about the company's success First - safety. Ehang 216 has no parachute, no wings, all hope for the well-coordinated
work of distributed electric propulsion Secondly, 2 blade propellers. Due to their high
rotational speed they make more noise than Joby. And they are located at the bottom of
the aircraft. This means that in order to enter,
you need to walk through the sharp blades. and you might be thinking: "What if?" Thirdly, the internal volume of the vehicle.
It may not be enough to accommodate two europeans. Shack, can you get a bigger car?
No way. That's your car? No dude, no way. Fourth, a large incline during flight, which
can cause discomfort. But given the density of asian cities, there will hardly be a shortage of people willing to fly In addition, the company has a cargo version of the 216, and even an option
for fighting fires and emergency medical services. Ehang small drones are already
working in the delivery of groceries and small parcels. And this is how
automated points might look like Also, there is a new wing EVTOL under
development Oops, not this. This one. The VT30 will be able to carry 2 passengers
over distances of up to 300 kilometers. But again, there is a problem with how the
passengers will get inside. May need a little help Nevertheless, the company has only 250 employees
and received 130 million investments and it has already established small-scale production of
autonomous air taxis. And you can buy yourself a batch of these
for about $330 000 a piece. At the end of 2021 the public company Ehang is worth less than1 billion dollars, which seems to be an undervalued
asset. After all, if this team has achieved such outstanding results
in just seven years, then what can we expect from them in the future? Lillium jet is definitely the most beautiful. it is a kind of luxury among EVTOLs. But it comes with a price. The cost of producing one jet
is about 2,5 million dollars It is expected that one jet will generate 5 million
dollars in revenue per year. The german team started development in 2015 with seed funding from
the European Apace Agency and climate KIC program. A series of prototypes resulted in a 5-seater model But the first to enter the market in 2024 will be
a 7-seat jet with the following specifications: Flight range 250 km, including reserve,
Cruise speed 280 km/h 36 ducted fans, with a total power of more than 1 MW,
and less than 10 percent is required while cruising. Maximum take-off weight is 3175 kg The company plans to both - sell jets and establish its own service which is focused on intercity flights. The price of one lilium jet will be 4,5 million dollars. The cost of the flight
promises to be comparable to the usual aviation Lilium's design differs from others in scalability. Company plans to build a 16-seat aircraft in 2027
and a 50-seater by 2030. Lilium has over 700 employees.
Raised 380 million dollars. And, like Joby the company went public in september 2021, and at the end of the year is valued at 2 billion dollars The german Volocopter team
began development in 2010. a year later they were already flying a demo model in 2016 a full-size prototype
made its first manned flight Volocity has similar specifications to
Ehang but it is more comfortable and safer Therefore it has slightly less payload Moreover the first commercial flights in 2023 will be carried out with the help of a pilot,
which leaves only 1 seat for a passenger The company also has a drone,
adapted for cargo delivery - Volodrone And is preparing a 4-seat Voloconnect for medium-range flights. An autopilot and an ecosystem
are under development This is the company's vision of what the future
take-off and landing points might look like Due to the lack of space Voloports will have
to be built on the roofs of existing buildings and this is not always possible due to the
excessive load on the electrical network But german engineers envisioned the ability
to quickly swap volocity's batteries Which means, that the voloport
will be able to satisfy a large proportion of its energy needs at night The private company Volocopter
has more than 450 employees has received 370 million dollar investments
but so far cancelled the listing Vertical aerospace is a british company founded in 2016. At the end of 2021 it has a full-scale prototype, testing and design finalizing
of which will take the next 2years The company managed to build
and test 2 prototypes The final design has 8 propellers, 4
of which are inactive during cruising, and create unnecessary drag. Aircraft can hold 4 passengers and 1 pilot The maximum flight range is over 100 miles.
Top speed is 200 mph Certification is planned for 2024 The company employs over 250 people.
Raised 300 million dollars in investments Strong partners and pre-orders for more than 1 000
of aircrafts are on board. VA X4 has an estimated manufacturing cost of 1.7 million dollars. In december 2021 the Vertical Aerospace went public The youngest company on our list Archer aviation
was founded in 2018. The 5-seat Maker has a very similar design to the Vertical`s X4 but is rated for shorter flights up to 60 miles Archer aviation has about 200 employees and has raised more than 900 million dollars
including money from going public Market capitalization is 1.6 billion dollars The company's ambitious plan are to begin the first commercial flights in 2024, but so far there is not a single video they have anything flying 2-seat 80% scale model was built
to demonstrate and test technologies The estimated manufacturing cost of the production model is 1.2 million dollars. Let's take another look at
6 innovative companies that will reshape the skylines of
our cities over the next decade Who do you think will be the most successful? Who will be the first to double their market cap? There are several hundred more
companies without a lot of money but with intriguing concepts. And unlike cars,
where everything is roughly similar in design there is still a lot of variety in the
emerging industry of electric aviation And no one knows yet which design
will be the most suitable for the daily transportation tasks. There are already a dozen working
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