Archer Aviation, United Airlines, Volkswagen Group, and QuantumScape are forming a commercial partnership focused on air taxi operations, utilizing Los Angeles for testing and battery industrialization.

The entities involved

• Archer Aviation →

  American electric aircraft manufacturer

  • Archer Aviation and United Airlines plan to launch air taxi services using Archer's Midnight eVTOL in Manhattan.Sun 01:29
  • Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation are vying for U.S. government defense contracts while conducting testing and operations at Edwards Air Force Base.Sat 22:25
• United Airlines →

  American airline

  • United and Southwest are refusing new 737 MAX planes, and the FAA is investigating a software glitch issue.Mon 17:19
  • War in Iran caused oil prices to skyrocket, leading to increased fuel costs due to regional instability in the Hormuz area.Sat 21:46
• Volkswagen Group →

  German automotive manufacturing conglomerate

  • QuantumScape and Powerco expanded their collaboration, introducing new milestone payments with Volkswagen's battery subsidiary.Mon 17:19
  • Changan is eyeing the Australian market as a competitor to Mazda, leveraging shared design DNA from past Volkswagen projects.Mon 16:41
• QuantumScape →

  American battery manufacturer

  • QuantumScape targets the pre-commercial solid-state battery market while CoreWeave, a leading AI cloud provider, relies on clients like Microsoft.Mon 04:56

Related events

• PowerCo, a subsidiary of VW, is a strategic partner in a joint research agreement aimed at broadening the solid-state battery ecosystem alongside QuantumScape, involving companies like Littelfuse and Arrow Electronics.Jun 28
• Archer Aviation and SpaceX are vying for dominance in the aerospace market, with targets including urban air taxi services, while Starlink offers global connectivity services.Aug 27