United Airlines and its partner, Mesa Airlines, have committed to spending up to $1.5 billion on 200 of Archer's eVTOL aircraft, subject to it completing type certification and meeting other requirements. Archer estimates that through its SPAC flotation, the startup could be valued as high as $3.8 billion.

​​​​​​​Joby Aviation has selected Garmin to provide the G3000 integrated flight deck for its electric eVTOL aircraft. Garmin’s work on autonomous products such as its Autoland automatic emergency landing system suggests that it may be preparing to supply avionics for aircraft that will eventually fly without a pilot on board.

Airports and infrastructure group Ferrovial believes demand for passenger transportation services will be sufficient to support a network of vertiports across Spain. It has filed an application for finance from the European Recovery Funds and is already working with program partners IDOM and DatActionS.

With the far higher electrical power needs of new aircraft has come a requirement for higher-performance cables and connection hardware. Companies like Carlisle and TE Connectivity have been working to rise to these challenges to support eVTOL aircraft developers.

Russian start-up Hover claims it will be able to get its first eVTOL aircraft into production by the end of 2021, having recently made a first public test flight with its two-seat, all-electric design.

While some hybrid-electric aircraft systems under development use an engine connected to a generator through a gearbox of some sort, Turbotech has developed a compact all-in-one unit that uses a microturbine, a generator, and a heat exchanger, all on the same shaft. It spins at 9,000 rpm. providing a high power-to-weight ratio.

As all-electric eVTOL aircraft edge closer to market, more thought is being given to how they can be conveniently recharged. Here's an explanation by Beta Technologies founder Kyle Clark of the modular recharging concept his company is working on. Beta is also developing an eVTOL aircraft called the Alia. 

Airspace Experience Technologies is developing a tiltwing eVTOL aircraft that it says will be used for multiple applications, including cargo and passenger transportation. During 2020, the company made significant changes to the wing and propulsion system, and the revised aircraft was announced in early 2021 under the new name Sigma Six. It intends to stop using the MOBi-One name but, as of February 2021, had yet to confirm a new moniker for that program.