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eVTOL

Type index 10.2/100 · 10 incidents (3 at S4+) · 8 of 86 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 10 tracked products.

Companies ranked within eVTOL

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
XPeng AeroHT100%1 of 840.1
Vertical Aerospace100%2 of 832.2
Joby100%3 of 828.5
AIR100%4 of 828.1
EHang100%5 of 826.6
Volocopter100%6 of 825.0
Lift Aircraft100%7 of 823.2
Alauda Aeronautics100%8 of 816.8

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
X2 / Land Aircraft CarrierXPeng AeroHT eVTOLearly-access140.1
VX4Vertical Aerospace eVTOLresearch132.2
S4Joby eVTOLearly-access128.5
AIR ONEAIR eVTOLearly-access228.1
EH216-SEHang eVTOLshipping126.6
VoloCityVolocopter eVTOLearly-access125.0
HexaLift Aircraft eVTOLearly-access123.2
Airspeeder Mk4Alauda Aeronautics eVTOLresearch216.8
Gen 6Wisk eVTOLresearch00.0
MidnightArcher eVTOLearly-access00.0

Incidents

10 of 10 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S325 Aug 2026EHang regulatory ChinaEHang Withdraws Outlook After Industry Air Incident Spurs Regulatory Caution Yahoo Finance
S323 Oct 2025AIR crash FL, USAAIR ONE eVTOL prototype crashes during Florida test flight · 1 prototype aircraft Aerospace America
S416 Sep 2025XPeng AeroHT crash ChinaTwo eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft Electrek
S326 Apr 2025Lift Aircraft malfunction Osaka, JapanHexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted Aviation International N
S326 Dec 2024Volocopter shutdown Bruchsal, GermanyVolocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency DW.com
S217 Mar 2024AIR malfunction Mirosławiec, PolandUS MQ-9 Reaper drone loses control-station contact, makes emergency landing in Poland stripes.com
S409 Aug 2023Vertical Aerospace crash Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UKVertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal
S4~Feb 2022Joby crash near Jolon, CA, USAJoby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss) FlightGlobal / NTSB
S3~Jul 2019Alauda Aeronautics crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC
S301 Jan 2019Alauda Aeronautics regulatory UKAirspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone aerospacetestinginternat

Tracked companies shipping eVTOL

AIRAMSL AeroARC AerosystemsASKA (NFT Inc)AerofugiaAerotremAirbilityAirbusAirspace Experience TechnologiesAlaka'i TechnologiesAlauda AeronauticsAlef AeronauticsAltoVoloArcherAscendance Flight TechnologiesAurora Flight SciencesAutoflightAutonomous FlightBell TextronBellwether IndustriesCrisalion MobilityCycloTechDeLorean AerospaceDoroni AerospaceDufour AerospaceEHangERC SystemElectric Visionary AircraftsEve Air MobilityFlyNow AviationFlyt AerospaceH2FLYHIEN Aero TechnologiesHorizon AircraftJaunt Air MobilityJetPack AviationJetopteraJetson AeroJobyJump AeroKarem AircraftKelekonaLEO FlightLand RotorLift AircraftLiliumLimosaLuftCarManta AircraftMostavioOdys AviationOverairParagon VTOL AerospacePegasus Universal AerospacePhractylPiasecki AircraftPlanaRotorX AircraftRyse Aero TechnologiesSarla AviationSirius AviationSkyDriveSkyfly TechnologiesSkyworks AeronauticsSora AviationSupernalTCab TechTetra AviationThe ePlane CompanyTranscend AirTrek AerospaceUrban AeronauticsVRCOVertaxiVertical AerospaceVolant AerotechVolocopterVolonautWiskXPeng AeroHTXTI AerospaceZapataZero Gravity Aircraft IndustryZurieMagic AircraftePlane Company
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