Archer Confirms Miami Mobility Plans, Recruits Uber Elevate Pioneers

The eVTOL aircraft developer says urban air mobility services are set to launch in the South Florida city in 2024 with flights priced at rates comparable to those for ridesharing car service.

Archer in Miami — On March 1, Miami mayor Francis Suarez (second from right) met with Archer Aviation co-founder Adam Goldstein and Brett Adcock (first and second from left), and former Uber Elevate executive Nikhil Goel (right) to discuss plans for urban air mobility services. (Photo: Mayor Francis Suarez)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 9, 2021

Archer Aviation today confirmed plans to launch air taxi operations in Miami by 2024. The announcement came just over a week after the eVTOL aircraft developer met with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to discuss its intention to establish an urban air mobility network in the South Florida city, which has almost 500,000 residents.

In a further boost to Archer’s plans to get its Maker four-passenger eVTOL certified and ready for commercial operations, the start-up has appointed advanced air mobility pioneers Nikhil Goel and Mark Moore to its advisory board. Both men were part of the leadership team at Uber that developed the Uber Elevate air taxi platform that the ride-hailing group sold to Archer’s rival Joby Aviation in December 2020.

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