California-based Archer, a company designing and developing\nelectric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), today announced its\ncommitment to launching an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) network in Miami by 2024.\nArcher is excited to explore the potential for UAM to address some of Southern\nFlorida\u2019s mobility challenges and provide a new option for people to travel\nmore freely in and around dense metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Archer\u2019s UAM platform will move people throughout cities in\na fast, safe, sustainable, and cost-effective manner. The fully electric\nvertical takeoff and landing aircraft is expected to travel distances of up to\n60 miles at 150 mph using technology available today, transforming how people\napproach everyday life, work, and adventure, while benefiting the environment\nand working towards a future zero-emissions world. Archer\u2019s recently announced\nmerger with Atlas Crest Investment Corporation (NYSE: ACIC) and a $1bn\ncommercial order from United Airlines, which is subject to United\u2019s business\nand operating requirements, values the company at $3.8 billion and puts Archer\nin prime position to integrate UAM as part of cities\u2019 future transportation\nnetworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCities across America are looking for solutions to traffic\nand mobility challenges. Our collaboration with Miami will bring quick, safe,\naffordable everyday flight to Southern Florida,\u201d said Adam Goldstein,\nco-Founder and co-CEO of Archer. \u201cLaunching an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) network\nin Florida is particularly exciting for Brett and I personally as graduates of\nthe University of Florida. We named Archer after our first eVTOL R&D lab,\nbased just off Archer Road in Gainesville, FL, so making an impact on Florida\u2019s\ntransportation issues will be a great full circle moment for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy giving passengers greater flexibility to explore the\nworld around them, we\u2019re bringing adventure to their fingertips, whether\nthey\u2019re commuting to work, or visiting a nearby city or state park,\u201d said Brett\nAdcock, co-Founder and co-CEO of Archer. He added, \u201cArcher will develop a UAM\nnetwork in Miami to support eVTOL aircraft, and create a service with a price\nequivalent to rideshare services on the market today. Fundamental to our\nsuccess, and indeed the success of the entire eVTOL industry, is the support of\nprogressive leaders like Mayor Suarez in supporting innovative new modes of\ntransportation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know that infrastructure and transportation solutions in\nSouthern Florida must change over the next decade to curb carbon emissions,\ndecrease traffic, and create the multimodal transportation networks of the\nfuture,\u201d said Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami. \u201cThe City of Miami is dedicated\nto collaborating with Archer to build one of America\u2019s first UAM networks and\nwork towards overcoming the geographical challenges of our water-locked areas\ncurrently only accessible via congested roadways. We couldn\u2019t be more excited\nto be aligning with such a leading force in the eVTOL industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Archer also announced this week that Uber Elevate\nco-founders, Nikhil Goel and Mark Moore, will be joining Archer\u2019s advisory\nboard. Goel and Moore co-authored the industry-famed \u201cElevate\u201d white paper on\naerial ridesharing and spent four years advancing the UAM space to pave the way\nfor the future of transportation. Their addition further legitimizes Archer as\na leader in the eVTOL industry, offering another layer of deep industry\nexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have assembled a team of leading industry talent at\nArcher, and we\u2019re excited to add Uber Elevate founders, Nikhil Goel and Mark\nMoore, to our advisory board,\u201d said Goldstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cArcher is dedicated to reshaping urban air mobility\nthroughout the world and advancing the benefits of sustainable air travel. This\nis an undertaking that will require a tremendous amount of effort, and Nikhil\nand Mark will bring an unparalleled perspective as some of the first-movers in\nthe industry,\u201d added Adcock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve spent much of the last decade dedicating our careers\nto revolutionizing the advent of eVTOL travel and for us, partnering with the\nArcher team and their collective 200 years\u2019 experience in designing, building\nand flying eVTOL aircraft was a natural fit,\u201d said Nikhil Goel. “Archer\nhas the best designed aircraft in the industry, competitively positioned for\nsuperior manufacturability and fast certification,” added Mark Moore.\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to help Archer build a more sustainable transportation network\nfor generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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