ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Leaders in St. Petersburg plan to take the next step on Monday toward possibly bringing a futuristic mode of transportation to the city.

The backstory:

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, or EVTOLs, have been a big talker for St. Pete's Advanced Air Mobility Task Force the past few months.

The vehicles look like a mix of a plane or helicopter and a drone, and eventually will be autonomous.

The chair of the task force, Ed Montanari, presented the first of two progress reports on the city's ongoing effort earlier this month.

On Monday, the task force will meet with manufacturers to hear what they would need to make the city's air taxi dream a reality. They'll also get a look at mock-ups of what the vehicles would look like.

Dig deeper:

Another lo

See Full Page