The AltoVolo Sigma is a spectacular new electric flying machine that promises to whisk two people across five hundred miles. Sure, the prototype is merely a wee remote control toy, but this terrifyingly fast aerial blender is daft and brilliant at the same time.

The FAA has finally stopped dragging its feet! This summer, electric air taxis are hitting US skies. From Manhattan rooftops to Texas plains, the eIPP program is launching a silent, sexy, and very fast revolution. Grab your goggles; we’re flying!

I’ve spent years mocking hybrids as glorified milk floats, but RTX’s new 2,680-horsepower "thermal-electric" plane engine might actually change my mind. It’s got the torque of a freight train and the thirst of a marathon runner. Is flying finally getting clever?

AutoFlight’s new Matrix eVTOL is a 20-rotor beast that laughs in the face of aerodynamics. With a 65-foot wingspan and room for 10 people - or a mountain of cargo - this massive electric aircraft completed a historic flight.

The Velocitor X-1 promises a Jetson-like future with a 70 mph cruise speed and a parachute for when gravity gets angry. It costs $156,000, takes six hours to charge, and you probably can’t legally fly it to work. I’ll take two.

XPeng’s new Land Aircraft Carrier is a six-wheeled minivan with a built-in electric plane in the trunk. For $287,000, you get 620 miles of range and a personal drone, provided you don't mind the occasional prototype fireball. Absolute madness.

Horizon Aircraft has updated the Cavorite X7, ditching two fans for a simpler, slicker 12-fan design. With a hybrid powertrain offering a 500-mile range and 280 mph top speed, this Canadian eVTOL might actually be the flying car we were promised.

Shanghai bets $11.4 billion on becoming the "World’s eVTOL Capital" by 2028. The plan involves 500 new aircraft models, 100,000 flying taxis, billions in investment, and the terrified realization that gravity is still a thing.

A flying car for the price of a Camry? The Rictor X4 promises sky-high commuting for just $40k. It fits in a truck, requires no license, and gives you 20 minutes of terror - I mean, flight. Sign me up, or maybe not.

The LEO JetBike is a $100,000 electric flying motorcycle that requires no pilot’s license, runs for 15 minutes, and hovers 15 feet in the air. It’s terrifying, expensive, and impractical - and I absolutely want one. Here is why you should too.

Joby Aviation crushed 2025 with 50,000 flight miles and a Toyota-backed victory lap in Japan. The S4 is fast, quiet, and real - but thanks to the FAA’s love of paperwork, you might be stuck in traffic until 2027. Future? Yes. Soon? Maybe.

The new electric Valo eVTOL claims to be as quiet as a washing machine, which is either a revolution in aviation or a sign I’m going deaf. It seats six and cruises at 150 mph, promising to turn a 90-minute road trip into a breezy 12-minute commute for the very few.

The new electric ALIA CX300, looking like an Arctic Tern that swallowed a cargo box, hits a brisk 176 mph, powered by a 528 HP motor and a 2,810-pound battery. It’s perfect for New Zealand's short hops and has an insane $18 per hour energy cost. Just don't ask about the purchase price.

This electric airborne chimera, the E20, just proved its multi-rotor, tilt-wing, vectored-thrust confusion works by completing its "transition flight." It's a $960,000 luxury flying egg-beater that can hit 199 mph and charges in 20 minutes, giving executives more time to spill coffee.

Archer Aviation promises to end your South Florida traffic misery with their new flying taxi network. I've heard this song before, usually sung by someone wearing a silver jumpsuit. Still, a 10-minute flight over Miami to avoid a 90-minute crawl? I might actually believe this one…

The air taxi dream is back, thanks to AutoFlight's floating vertiport, the "Integrated Sea-Air Low-Altitude Economy Solution." It’s a self-propelled barge covered in solar panels, capable of handling 4,409-pound aircraft. Now we just need a name that doesn't sound like a government audit.

A single-seat electric hoverbike for $99,900. It's Part 103 legal, uses 48 tiny jet fans, and flies for a solid 10 to 15 minutes on a promise and a prayer. If the solid-state battery shows up, you can finally commute like a high-powered, low-altitude vacuum cleaner.

Archer Aviation just bought a $126 million airport in Los Angeles to launch their electric air taxi revolution. With the Olympics coming and traffic getting worse, this 50-mile range electric chopper might actually save us from the 405 freeway nightmare.

The "flying car" is finally here. Sort of. For $280,000, XPENG's Aridge gives you a two-seater drone... and the six-wheeled truck to carry it in. It's the most gloriously unnecessary, but brilliant "what if" I've seen in years.

They finally did it. A Chinese company called Aridge is mass-producing a "Land Aircraft Carrier." It’s a 6x6 hybrid truck that launches a two-seat drone from its back. And at $281,000, it’s almost… cheap? My skepticism is officially confused.