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The $190K ‘Flying Car’ That Doesn’t Require a Pilot’s License | WSJ Tech Behind

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts, or eVTOLs, promise a futuristic vision of the world. One company, Pivotal, is taking a different approach with an eVTOL looks different from the rest of the market. Their ultralight consumer eVTOL weighs just 348 pounds, has eight propellers and does not require a pilot’s license to operate.

WSJ explores how Pivotal’s ultralight eVTOL works.

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