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Car Designers Are Defining the Look and Feel of eVTOL Aircraft
Supernal has received international recognition for the design of the cabin for its SA-1 eVTOL vehicle.
The cabin concept for Supernal's SA-1 eVTOL aircraft.
The cabin concept for Supernal's SA-1 eVTOL aircraft has been recognized in the International Forum Design Award competition. (Image: Supernal)

With so much of the efforts to bring eVTOL aircraft into commercial service focused on new propulsion systems and automated flight controls, the interiors of these vehicles have been largely overlooked. Air taxi services could start in 2025 and yet hardly any of the prospective passengers have yet been given the faintest idea of what the cabin experience will be like.

This could be changing, though, with manufacturers starting to lift the veil on the cabins in which, typically, four or five passengers will be carried across cities from one vertiport to another, or perhaps to and from existing airports. In the coming months, several big reveals are anticipated that will give a clear impression of the electric air taxi experience.