eVTOL

eVTOLs are futuristic aircraft that use electric power to take off, hover, and land vertically. No runway is needed. The eVTOL tech blends aviation, robotics, and green energy perfectly for a world that wants speed, sustainability, and serious sci-fi vibes. They are rapidly emerging as the favored solution to the problems of urban mobility, especially for anyone too old or lazy to ride a bike. Employed as "flying taxis" they have become central to the dream of urban air mobility (UAM), meaning that someday soon you could skip traffic by flying across the city (JFK to Manhattan in seven minutes, anyone?) Big names like American Airlines, Honda, and even Uber are investing in them.

eVTOL can be considered an acronym, because it is formed by taking the initial letters of each of the words and pronouncing them together as a single word with three syllables, "ee-vee-toll." Don't confuse acronyms with initialisms. In their case, you also take the first letters from a phrase, but you spell them out. Like FBI: you say "F-B-I," not "fibi."