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

The Wall Street Journal November 19, 2025
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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. Chapters: 0:00 Pivotal’s eVTOL 0:37 The physical aircraft 3:10 Flight controls and software 5:14 Applications and challenges Tech Behind 'The Tech Behind' explores the amazing engineering, computing, science and algorithms that power our favorite tech. #eVTOL #Tech #WSJ

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