Flying cars may soon inch their way out of science fiction, just in time for the LA Olympics.
Archer Aviation, an electric vehicle startup based in San Jose, announced Thursday, alongside the LA28 planning committee, its plan to roll out an air taxi service for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The company said it will allocate 50 of its premier aircraft, Midnight — a four-passenger electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, or eVTOL — to ferry people at speeds up to 150 mph around nine “vertiport” hubs between the counties of Los Angeles and Orange…