California’s flying e-taxi startups face daunting hurdles ahead of LA28 Olympics launch

Some startup plane makers are betting on a future where people can hitch a ride for a few hundred dollars in an electric flying taxi to get through congested traffic — perhaps showcasing the effort in time for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The buzzing around of these electric-powered aircraft at 150 miles per hour at a few thousand feet overhead in one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs won’t be unlike The Jetsons, a cartoon set in the year 2062, depicting flying cars as a regular means of transportation...