Volocopter

German urban eVTOL maker (VoloCity); after 2024 insolvency, acquired by China's Wanfeng and resumed its EASA path. 2,000+ test flights.

Bruchsal, Germany · 2011

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Analysis as of Apr 22, 2026

Will air taxis run out of runway before takeoff?

by Frontier Milestones

eVTOL leaders are pre-revenue and burning cash toward certification. Joby and Archer have raised billions and look funded; many European rivals already went bankrupt. Our read on who has the runway. (Our opinion, not investment advice.)

Our read — labelled opinion, not investment advice.

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Explainer Apr 15, 2026

Piloted vs autonomous, long vs short hop

Air-taxi makers are not building the same vehicle. Joby and Archer bet on piloted, ~100-mile aircraft; EHang and Volocopter fly shorter, often autonomous hops. The range spec reveals the strategy.

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