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United Airlines First Air Taxi Revealed: Archer Midnight eVTOL
Archer Aviation introduced its first production model eVTOL that’s called Midnight, an electric air taxi designed for high-demand urban flights. United Airlines has put down a deposit for 100 Midnights to begin passenger service in 2025. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Midnight eVTOL 1:54 Maker Prototype Test Flight 2:29 Archer x United 3:26 Conclusion Andy on Twitter:…
Cristian Perez
December 4, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Ik that if they lose a engine they can still safely land it’s in the soft ware and the motors have enough thrust to keep it in the air but now u have to think about what birds drones and airliners. A lot more traffic in the air
Ido Vogel
December 4, 2022 at 6:46 pm
What about the luggage it will weigh a ton
Admiral Medjay
December 4, 2022 at 6:52 pm
If it ain’t got no parachute I don’t wanna hear about it…
poisedfinale58
December 4, 2022 at 7:12 pm
This thing is so ugly and unpractical
Patrick Wolfe
December 4, 2022 at 7:34 pm
I believe the Alpharetta/John’s Creek GA area would be a prime market for this type of air taxi service. I see helicopters around here all the time, and ATL airport is 35 miles south.
Joseph Piskac
December 4, 2022 at 7:41 pm
Lots of spinning blades!
Jo Medlicott
December 4, 2022 at 7:51 pm
This ain’t taking off if the price remains at $100 a trip indefinitely. Pardon the pun 😆
Michael Kennedy
December 4, 2022 at 11:13 pm
At first it will be only conpany-paid flights and CEOs traveling in these. High income (first class) people might also use these. You figure the airport transports thousands of people daily, so this will definitely be able to squeeze 4 passengers easily.
chewbacktonature
December 4, 2022 at 7:55 pm
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Ziggy Tomcich
December 4, 2022 at 8:16 pm
The idea that the solution for traffic gridlock is everyone flying 4 at a time is preposterous. Airports that are also effective transit hubs don’t have traffic congestion going to them, because duh! Less transit options always lead to more traffic gridlock. Moving individuals one or four at a time only makes traffic worse, not better. How will 150 of these things work all trying to land in the same space? A single passenger bus can handle that many people.
weerobot
December 4, 2022 at 8:29 pm
Looks Like Things in Terminator…
RetroBerner
December 4, 2022 at 9:05 pm
more rich people crap 🙄
hmm mmm
December 4, 2022 at 9:34 pm
Finally. However, helicopter “taxi” between Manhattan and JFK already exit… Should call it just electric helicopter. Well maybe I’m wrong since it’s quiter than normal helicopter it’s able to fly places that was redistricted also it’s much safer (supposedly)
michael fraser
December 4, 2022 at 9:40 pm
fantasy
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December 4, 2022 at 9:46 pm
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December 4, 2022 at 10:00 pm
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Guri Singh
December 4, 2022 at 10:07 pm
The future is here.
Jameel
December 4, 2022 at 10:10 pm
Looks compelling, but horrible name “midnight”.
Michael Kennedy
December 4, 2022 at 11:11 pm
I like that name
Samuel Thomas Engardio
December 4, 2022 at 10:21 pm
Garbage
Slim Harpo
December 4, 2022 at 10:38 pm
Not certifiable for transport category. United doesn’t even own helicopters nor gulf streams. This is a nod to the green new dealers as a quid pro quo as the next bail-out looms.
Nicolas Gutierrez
December 4, 2022 at 10:48 pm
No way it’s going to be that cheap lol but looks nice
Michael Kennedy
December 4, 2022 at 11:10 pm
Rideshare does this every day yes, but not for $100 bucks. I’d say about half that.
chris terry
December 4, 2022 at 11:18 pm
Who cares, why even do this? This is not going to be something available to the common folk. People might spurge their nice in a while but the fact this new waves of taxis acting like it’s going to be a competitive to the transport Industry.
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December 5, 2022 at 12:22 am
An opportunity to have fewer cars on the highway.
Michael Jordan
December 5, 2022 at 12:56 am
Of course, they appear to be quoting door to door times for driving vs. just the flight leg for the Air Taxi. One still has to get to the departure point for the Air Taxi. Total time delta may be moot.
CannonKnight
December 5, 2022 at 5:15 am
Something tells me it won’t pick you up at your front door like an Uber. If you first have to drive to this flying taxi, how much time are you saving?
Andre
December 5, 2022 at 5:20 am
Curious how many of these vehicles will be able to fit into the prescribed air corridor at any given moment? With additional competitors, will our skies be filled with wealthy people taking the shortcut to the airport?
Lbebe
December 5, 2022 at 5:31 am
500 a flight?
terry wayne Hamilton
December 5, 2022 at 6:44 am
Looks expensive. Aviation is most expensive form of travel, thus will only work as luxury VP service / sightseeing /private toy. Might make a good crop duster, etc.. Airlines might use for First Class Customers pick up/drop off.
Jason
December 5, 2022 at 7:23 am
I call BS on the 100 dollar tickets. It’s all marketing to tech investors. These vehicles will exist but be only for the rich to charter. Average person will still be stuck in traffic.
Ron Boles
December 5, 2022 at 7:53 am
Is it sustainable, zero emissions technology ? *NO NO NO NO NO*
The Tuareg
December 5, 2022 at 8:40 am
So basically it’s not that different from a helicopter. It has more propellers, it also needs a qualified pilot and it takes up the same amount of space, only electric
YokaiByte
December 5, 2022 at 9:39 am
A drone on steroids.
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December 5, 2022 at 10:54 am
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blueyeswhiteclaw
December 5, 2022 at 11:29 am
More then likely it will start with partnerships with high end hotels
EM
December 5, 2022 at 11:37 am
It’s very interesting. Feels like we’re getting a littler closer to that future where major cities might start looking like Coruscant in the Star Wars prequels. Before you know it they’re going to have to come up with some kind of flying lane system or air traffic controlling for passenger vehicles. You can already see the headlines where 2 Archers collide and kill some people if this starts to expand faster than it can see some kind of regulation.
MikeofLA
December 5, 2022 at 10:53 pm
They already have air lanes and ATC for small planes and helicopters in most major metro area. I imagine these will piggy back off of those to start.
floatint
December 5, 2022 at 12:19 pm
This just sounds stupid.
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December 5, 2022 at 12:32 pm
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Rayvven
December 5, 2022 at 2:48 pm
what a clean transition flight. just one cut
Shoeless Joe
December 5, 2022 at 3:28 pm
So many players. Who to pick.
D M
December 5, 2022 at 3:47 pm
Everyone knows that they will have to start with a pilot. Hopefully, the future is near when driverless regular and air taxis are cheap and available in every city in the world
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Alfonso Rivera-Moctezuma Jr
December 5, 2022 at 4:46 pm
Looking forward to a 5th element air traffic with these evtol. At least they will be quiet. Just need now a blue colored opera singer. 😄👍
Maxx Velocity
December 5, 2022 at 5:23 pm
I bought some stock in this company and I’m very optimistic about it. Having been a military aviation tech, and now a sport pilot, I can see no other real competitor for this kind of vehicle coming to the market any time soon.
Alveraz Henderson-Ricardez
December 5, 2022 at 9:24 pm
Joby will take the biggest market share. Not Archer. Good luck.
Frank Datank
December 5, 2022 at 6:20 pm
Um we have this. They are called helicopters. They also travel faster and further than EVs and I am gonna trust a turbine engine over something with short battery life….
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December 5, 2022 at 6:35 pm
Need to start making and selling…investors getting killed….
Arthur Zhu
December 5, 2022 at 8:05 pm
this idea is so stupid
SBS - 005
December 5, 2022 at 10:33 pm
Uber drivers have left the chat and I’m one of them
Evan Black
December 5, 2022 at 11:09 pm
So we can’t just use helicopters 🤷🏾♂️🤔
Darren Dempsey
December 6, 2022 at 1:13 am
Brilliant 👍🏼
Mike Parker
December 6, 2022 at 2:46 am
What is the emergency procedure in case of power loss? Can this craft autorotate? What is the crash survivability if it impacts from altitude? What are the airspace regulations?
J
December 6, 2022 at 4:01 am
The cost per trip is wrong, it’s like 30 dollars one way
Tai Nguyen
December 6, 2022 at 4:35 am
LA desperately NEEDS this.
Ian
December 6, 2022 at 6:40 am
Better public transit is the solution not this. Electric vehicle doesn’t necessarily mean environmentally friendly!
Oaktree 313
December 6, 2022 at 7:03 am
What if it hits a drone or a flock of birds
wiki ray
December 6, 2022 at 11:50 am
look down, to see the poor
wiki ray
December 6, 2022 at 11:52 am
stupid product
Darko
December 6, 2022 at 2:44 pm
What happens in the case of engine failure?
Charlie Breitenmoser
December 6, 2022 at 3:16 pm
im so freaking exited
Paper Dragon
December 6, 2022 at 4:29 pm
All good until a terrorist highjacks one.
G A
December 6, 2022 at 4:50 pm
Yeah just another way for the rich to bypass the mess they’ve made. As soon as one crashes the whole thing is going to be scrapped.
futureshocked
December 6, 2022 at 10:22 pm
It’s an airport taxi but there’s no luggage space? Ok.