It seems flying cars are no longer a distant dream. Today, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft or eVTOLs are mostly portrayed as the taxis of the future that have been designed to move people instantly over crowded cities. Among the number of companies developing eVTOLs, US-based aviation startup Pivotal is working on a different strategy. The company has introduced a one-seat, recreational eVTOL which is a tiny flying car and even lighter than many top-of-the-line motorbikes. One of the most striking features is that one need not have a pilot’s license to fly it.

Pivotal’s eVOTL weighs 254 pounds (about 115 kilograms) without any safety equipment. And, under the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules, the aircraft qualifies as an ultra-light vehicle. The company told

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