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Where Are The Crewed eVTOL Videos?

Rodney Brooks · 5 Nov 2022 · rodneybrooks.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    The air-taxi industry's forecasts are not backed by flying hardware: there are no videos of prototypes doing what the hype says will be routine within three years.

    Their wordsI see lots of hype about eVTOLs being on the verge of being big, but I can’t find any videos of prototypes doing what the hype says will be common place by 2025.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades.

    Their wordsAll radically new products, and air taxi eVTOLs certainly count as radically new, require the convergence of many different capabilities and technologies. Often one or more technology will be lagging and it may take decades for them all to come together in the right place at the right time.
    Interesting