How HBO’s Westworld designed its eVTOL aircraft (and no, they’re not flying cars)
We spoke with Westworld production designer Howard Cummings about the electric aircraft that transport the wealthy and powerful in the Los Angeles of 2058.
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Towards a new paradigm: composites in eVTOL
Strong, lightweight composite materials are ideal for eVTOL aircraft. But the industry will need to develop new approaches to manufacturing at high volumes.
Experts highlight importance of crashworthiness in eVTOL design
Aircraft crashworthiness will be one element of assuring the overall safety of urban air mobility, and must be designed into eVTOLs from an early stage.
The apps that will hail your future eVTOL air taxi
Building eVTOL ride-hailing apps is a comparatively simple task, but designing the right interfaces will play a key role in fostering public acceptance.
AML reimagines magnet technology for electric propulsion
Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. aims to provide its proprietary electrical machine optimization software and motor magnet technologies to the eVTOL market.
Wisk’s electric air taxis will fly themselves, says CEO
We spoke with Gary Gysin, CEO of the Boeing-Kitty Hawk joint venture Wisk Aero, about the eVTOL developer’s plans to go direct to autonomy.
