- President Trump has signed executive orders on drones, flying cars, and supersonic aircraft.
- US government wants to be involved in at least five pilot projects involving eVTOL aircraft.
- This will help identify regulatory needs and prepare the national airspace for eVTOL integration.
Flying cars might still sound like something out of a sci-fi flick, but the US government is officially getting in on the action. As part of a broader push into next-generation aviation, President Trump has signed an executive order designed to “assert U.S. leadership in emerging aviation sectors” such as flying cars. It was signed as part of a larger series of orders that also involved drones and supersonic aircraft.
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The White House said the executive order will create a “pilot program testing flying cars,” which are also known as electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The program will apparently be focused on air taxis, cargo, defense logistics, and emergency medical services.
While the Trump administration didn’t have much to say about flying cars, the executive order stated “Emerging technologies such as electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft promise to modernize methods for cargo delivery, passenger transport, and other advanced air mobility capabilities.” As such, Trump wants to accelerate the deployment of eVTOL operations in the United States.
In order to do this, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will select at least five pilot projects that plan to begin eVTOL operations shortly. The projects will be selected on an assortment of criteria including the ‘Americanness’ of the eVTOL aircraft and its technologies, the overall representation of economic and geographic operations, and the overall representation of the operations to be conducted.
Specifics are hazy, but the order calls on the Administrator of the FAA to “execute agreements with selected applicants, outlining project goals, regulatory needs, timelines, information sharing and data exchange mechanisms, and responsibilities.”
The order also calls for recommendations for the “permanent integration of eVTOL operations into the national airspace” as well as proposals for “future initiatives to maintain United States leadership in eVTOL flight.”
Cutting Through the Red Tape
That’s enough government legalese to make your eyes glaze over, but Michael Kratsios, policy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, said, “Decades of regulatory gridlock have grounded advancements in drones, flying cars, and supersonic flight in the U.S. With today’s EOs, the Trump Administration is giving America’s innovators greater ability to test, develop, and commercialize these cutting-edge aircrafts that will reshape aviation.”
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He also claimed the presidential orders would kickstart “a new era of American aviation dominance,” saying they will “foster innovation, drive economic growth, and protect our national security”. How long it takes to go from executive order to liftoff, however, is still anyone’s guess.
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