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Israel conducted its first test of autonomous drones that can carry both passengers and cargo in the future. The US and China have plans to begin commercial air taxi operations by 2025. But what will it take for flying cabs to ease congestion in big cities?

See which professionals and businesses are giving back and which ones are celebrating milestones.

SkyFi is looking to disrupt the satellite imagery marketplace with an app and API that lets any customer task a satellite on demand.

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Joby Aviation, a leader in the nascent eVTOL industry, continues to shore up its relationship with the Department of Defense.

Crossville, Tennessee-based Whisper produces an electric ducted fan that it says is “unlike any other” in terms of efficiency.

Armed with Series A funds, startup plans to launch production of electric ducted fans, beginning with military drones.

Noisy world. Delivery drones and air taxis, also known as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, will make cities and neighborhoods noisier if investors succeed in saturating the market. That’s assumed. Whisper Aero seems unconcerned about assumptions. The two-year-old startup believes you should be able to silently mow your lawn, heat and cool buildings, …

Whisper Aero thinks that there should not be a trade-off between technological progress and noise.

<strong>The long read</strong>: The race is on to develop a battery-powered aircraft. But not everyone’s convinced it will bring us closer to net-zero flight