𖥂🚁Laying the Foundation for Cross-Border Passenger and Logistics Routes. The eVTOL aircraft project successfully completed its inaugural testflight at Cyberport's Waterfront. Learn more:

A flying skateboard, and it's actually shipping! 🛹 Personal eVTOLs so far have meant a seat, a cockpit and a pilot's licence. It is a platform you stand on. Four ducted propulsion units arranged in petal-like sections, eight rotors, and a self-developed flight controller called the NA80 running dual-redundant architecture with three inertial measurement units per unit. The control scheme is the part worth understanding. High-precision sensors track the combined centre of gravity of rider and machine, and adjust rotor thrust as you lean. Steering is a nudge on a control stick, takeoff is a button press. CoolFly says most people get it in about 10 minutes, roughly like learning a self-balancing scooter. What makes this more than a stunt is the paperwork around it: China's revised Civil Aviation Law took effect on 1 July giving the low-altitude economy legal standing, and in June an insurer underwrote the first policy written specifically for standing manned flying vehicles. The law and the insurance arrived before the vehicle did. 11 minutes of airtime and nowhere to sit. Would you step on? :) ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

This week, we visited @WiskAero for an inside look at its autonomous, all electric eVTOL air taxi. We spoke with CEO Sebastien Vigneron, Head of Product Design Uri Tzarnotzky, and VP of Autonomy Jon Lovegren about the design, passenger experience, and autonomy behind the aircraft.

FM Speaker Highlight: KT Lin Kai-Tse (KT) Lin co-founded Bellwether Industries (@bellwether_industries), developer of the world's most compact urban eVTOL, and BAMS Tech, which builds AI-powered autonomous aerial systems and UAVs. Can't wait to have him at #FM26#. FUTUREMODE 2026 📍 Taipei Expo Dome | Sep 4–6, 2026 🌐 🏟 Get Your FM26 Pass Local - International -

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Archer Clears Key U.S. Antitrust Hurdle for Boeing Subsidiary Acquisitions - $ACHR $BA 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿's HSR antitrust waiting period expired on September 18. ➤ Deal covers Boeing's 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼, 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱, and 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂 subsidiaries. ➤ HSR expiration satisfies a 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for transaction closing. ➤ Additional 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 remain underway before completion. ➤ Archer expects the transaction to close by 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. ➤ Deal combines 𝗲𝗩𝗧𝗢𝗟, autonomous aircraft, UAS, and airspace intelligence technologies. ➤ Archer plans an end-to-end 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 platform for aerospace and defense. ➤ Combined platform will incorporate Archer's 𝗭𝗘𝗘 AI foundation model. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ Removes a significant U.S. antitrust condition from the proposed acquisitions. ➤ Would substantially expand Archer's 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 technology portfolio. ➤ Adds capabilities spanning 𝗲𝗩𝗧𝗢𝗟, defense drones, autonomy, and airspace intelligence. ➤ Could broaden Archer's exposure to both 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 and 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 aviation markets.

There are many stocks in the market that, in my view, have the potential for 10X over a long enough time horizon if execution, adoption and market opportunity all line up. These are some of the names I like watching: $SMR — $8.27 | Nuclear / SMR $POET — $7.80 | Optical / Photonics $TE — $4.17 | Solar / Energy $QS — $5.03 | Solid-State Batteries $JOBY — $6.12 | eVTOL / Air Mobility $KEEL — $4.01 | AI Infrastructure $ONDS — $7.39 | Drones / Autonomous $ABCL — $12.63 | Biotech / AI Drug Discovery $SATL — $5.11 | Space / Earth Observation $RR — $1.67 | Robotics / AI Automation These are high-risk, high-upside ideas—not predictions or guarantees. A 10X outcome requires exceptional execution, capital, adoption and a large enough market. I’m looking for companies where the risk/reward can change dramatically if the thesis plays out. Not a financial advice

Something special is happening in Texas. Thank you @SecDuffy, @SenTedCruz, @FAANews, @TxDOT, @HillwoodDevelop and everyone who joined us at Alliance Airport, where our aircraft previewed a new era of American aviation: taking off vertically like a helicopter, 100x quieter, then fully transitioning to fixed-wing flight. It was an honor to present Secretary Duffy with the first American flag flown aboard our eVTOL aircraft, celebrating leadership and cooperation across federal, state and local agencies. The future of flight is here, and it will be assembled, certified, and flown in America. 🇺🇸

✈️ 1,000th electric propulsion unit for flying cars XPeng Heitech's factory rolled out its 1,000th electric propulsion unit for the "Land Aircraft Carrier" flyer on August 10, marking a major step toward mass production of core components for flying cars. This milestone boosts Guangdong's low-altitude economy and puts China's eVTOL industry on the global map. 🚀🔋 📍 XPeng Heitech Factory, Guangzhou #FlyingCar# #XPeng# #LowAltitudeEconomy# #Guangzhou# #eVTOL# #Innovation# #FutureMobility# #Guangdong# #Tech# #Aviation# #Milestone#

Encountering future tech at the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition At the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition running from May 27 to 29 in Xiamen, the future feels less like a concept and more like something already in motion. Humanoid robots make tanghulu and play tic-tac-toe. Driverless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, unmanned gyroplanes, AI diagnosis tools and smart farming equipment are all on show. Together, they offer a close-up look at how cutting-edge technologies are moving from labs into real-world scenarios: from low-altitude tourism and weather modification to hospitals, farms and factories. The new industrial revolution is not just on display here. It is already taking off.

50 trending stocks, in 5 words or less: $AAOI 800G transceivers through 2027 $ADEA patent licensing royalty machine $AEHR silicon carbide test monopoly $AEVA 4D FMCW lidar patents $ARBE 4D imaging radar leader $ATOM MST semi enhancement IP $BRUN GPU cloud infrastructure scale $COHR photonics wiring every AI cluster $DERM dermatology specialty pharma $DOCN developer cloud with GPUs $ENVX silicon battery patent fortress $FLNC grid storage contracted backlog $FNGR China mobile data niche $GFS US trailing edge foundry $GNLX oncolytic virus immunotherapy $GSIT APU compute for defense $INDI automotive radar/vision semis $IQE compound semi wafer specialist $JOBY eVTOL certification leader $KDK autonomous trucking Kodiak Driver $KULR thermal management for batteries $LASR defense grade fiber lasers $LCID Saudi backed luxury EV $LPK German precision laser systems $LSCC low power FPGA edge $LUNR only public lunar lander $LWLG electro-optic polymer $MBLY vision and ADAS leader $MRAM non-volatile MRAM niche $MRVL custom AI silicon ASICs $NOK 5G optical patent portfolio $ONDS private wireless drone networks $OPEN iBuyer scale real estate $POET silicon photonics interposer tech $PSNL cancer MRD genomics testing $QUIK embedded FPGA for defense $RR service robotics for hospitality $SABS human antibody therapy platform $SERV sidewalk delivery robot fleet $SLNH behind the meter power $SLS cancer immunotherapy pipeline $SOUN voice AI for enterprise $SYM Walmart warehouse automation $TDIC IP event AI pivot $TGEN distributed natural gas power $VELO aerospace metal 3D printing $VLN in-car connectivity chipset $VPG precision sensors for robotics $VNET China AI data centers $WOLF silicon carbide power restructure Which tickers do you want me to chart? Gonna have to update this daily! 🫡📈