Unseen Upside S3:EP3 eVTOLs & Flying Cars

Published on April 27, 2023

Humans have fantasized about flying cars for decades, but they’ve yet to leave the pages of our sci-fi books...or have they? Thanks to dramatic innovations in batteries, flying cars are closer to reality than ever before. Enter battery-powered aircrafts called eVTOLs, which can take off and land from pretty much anywhere. With plans to operate like Ubers in the sky, cities and airlines have already begun striking partnerships. They promise a faster and greener mode of transportation, but who’s building these things? Are they safe? And how will they change the way we travel? We’ll discuss these questions and more with Eric Allison (Joby Aviation); Andrew Beebe (Obvious Ventures); and pilots Doug Carlson (Cambridge Associates Alumnus) and Alex Innes-Whitehouse (Cambridge Associates).

Listen to episode three HERE and stay tuned for future episodes to hear from people across Cambridge Associates’ network of colleagues and alumni, clients, investors, and entrepreneurs. Unseen Upside is available across all major podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher).

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