Test drive: Pivotal's series-produced BlackFly shows what a consumer 'flying car' looks like

Journalist Dan Neil flew Pivotal's BlackFly, an electric vertical takeoff-and-landing vehicle the company is producing for consumers, and reports on handling, performance and how the design embodies the 'flying car' concept. The BlackFly is presented as a series-produced, single-seat eVTOL for private ownership.

Discovered 2025-10-17T08:44:08.172505-07:00 | 2025-10-17T08:44:08.172505-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Pivotal's consumer-focused production push builds on the company's claim that one BlackFly has completed 1,000 crewed flights, a milestone that provides operational data but lacked detailed flight-hour and mission context.
  • The test flight and series-production positioning come as public demonstrations and investor interest in eVTOLs increase, alongside broader market momentum reflected in recent eVTOL stock rallies and live crew-crewed demonstrations that are shaping commercialization expectations.

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