For years, flying cars, one of the largest ambitions of the tech world, has been stuck in a loop of undeliverable prototypes and doubt. Recently, that idea has been shifted towards “Air Taxis”, commercial fleets operated by industry players like Joby Aviation and Archer, designed for quick transportation in cities. But while these major players chase an Uber-like model, the real disruption in 2026 is not ride-sharing, it is now personal ownership.
Doroni Aerospace is capturing this opportunity by building the H1-X, a personal eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft designed to do what no competitor can: fit in a standard two-car garage, charge like a Tesla, and fly with just 25 hours of training. With $11.5M currently raised and a $175M potential pre-order pipeline, Doroni is defining a new asset in the $1 trillion Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sector.
Divergence in Urban Air Mobility
Currently, the eVTOL industry is split into two distinct paths: Commercially managed Fleets (Air Taxis), and Personal Mobility. Companies such as Lillium, Archer, and Joby are building large aircrafts that require infrastructure known as “Vertiports”. These takeoff spots make it so they cannot scale their operations until cities build new mini-airports and upgrade their power grids.
Although Doroni bypasses this entirely with a garage-ready design. The H1-X charges from 20% to 80% in roughly 25 minutes using standard EV charging technology. Also, it allows owners to takeoff from their driveway or private land, fly at 100-120mph, and land without needing a “Vertiport”.
The Regulatory Advantage
The most significant differentiator between Doroni and its competitors is the pilot. Commercial Air Taxis require commercially rated pilots, a resource that’s in shortage. This week, Joby Aviation just announced a positive step by launching simulators to train up to 250 pilots annually in an effort to scale their operations. While this is an impressive feat, this highlights a scalability limit; their business can only grow as fast as they can train pilots.
However, Doroni is not constrained by this, because the customer is the pilot. They leverage the FAA’s (Federal Aviation Administration) new MOSAIC (Modernization of the Special Airworthiness Certification) rule which was made effective in October, 2025. Instead of the 1,500 hours required for commercial operations, an H1-X owner can now qualify with a Sport Pilot Certificate in as little as 20-25 hours. So Doroni’s customers, high-net worth individuals, can easily become qualified to fly on their own in one weekend. While competitors are working to certify hundreds of pilots a year, Doroni is positioned to certify thousands of owner-operators, expanding the Total Addressable Market to millions.