eVTOL air taxis
Electric vertical take-off passenger aircraft, piloted or autonomous, for short urban and regional trips
8 leading companies in evtol air taxis, one segment of drones & air taxis — Commercial, consumer and defence drones, drone delivery, and electric air taxis (eVTOL) nearing first passenger service
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading evtol air taxis companies
8 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joby Aviation JOBY ↗ | Santa Cruz, United States since 2009 | Piloted eVTOL air taxi (S4) in FAA type certification; air taxi agreement with Dubai RTA; aims for first passengers in 2026 | revenue: 53.425 USD millions (FY 2025; R&D expense US$581.1M) (2025) ↗ |
| Archer Aviation ACHR ↗ | San Jose, United States since 2018 | Midnight eVTOL air taxi, starting with Abu Dhabi/UAE; in Aug 2026 agreed to buy Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid | revenue: 0.3 USD millions (FY 2025; R&D expense US$493.9M) (2025) ↗ |
| BETA Technologies BETA ↗ | South Burlington, United States since 2017 | Electric aircraft (CX300 conventional take-off, ALIA A250 eVTOL), motors and chargers; CX300 got FAA special airworthiness certification in Nov 2024 | revenue: 35.616 USD millions (FY 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Wisk Aero ↗ | Mountain View, United States since 2019 | Self-flying (autonomous) passenger eVTOL air taxi | — |
| EHang EH ↗ | Guangzhou, China since 2014 | Autonomous passenger eVTOL EH216-S; CAAC extended approval to unpiloted flights in March 2025 | revenue: 417.981 CNY millions (US$59.77M, FY 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Eve Air Mobility EVEX ↗ | São José dos Campos, BR since 2020 | Embraer-backed eVTOL air taxi and urban air traffic management software | R&D expense: 194.695 USD millions (FY 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Vertical Aerospace EVTL ↗ | Bristol, United Kingdom since 2016 | UK piloted eVTOL air taxi developer | — |
| Volocopter ↗ | Bruchsal, Germany since 2011 | VoloCity multicopter air taxi and VoloDrone cargo drone; filed for insolvency 2024-12-30 | — |
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The drones & air taxis market
The whole market this segment sits in.
global revenue (commercial drone market, estimate) · world40.6
↗USD billions · 2025
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Quick answers
- What are evtol air taxis?
- Electric vertical take-off passenger aircraft, piloted or autonomous, for short urban and regional trips. They are one segment of the drones & air taxis market.
- Who are the leading evtol air taxis companies?
- Joby Aviation (United States), Archer Aviation (United States), BETA Technologies (United States), Wisk Aero (United States), EHang (China), Eve Air Mobility (BR), Vertical Aerospace (United Kingdom), Volocopter (Germany).
- Which evtol air taxis companies are publicly traded?
- Joby Aviation (JOBY), Archer Aviation (ACHR), BETA Technologies (BETA), EHang (EH), Eve Air Mobility (EVEX), Vertical Aerospace (EVTL).
- How big is the drones & air taxis market?
- For the whole drones & air taxis market, not this segment alone: global revenue (commercial drone market, estimate) (world) 40.6 USD billions, 2025 — Drone Industry Insights.