Right now my understanding is many of the eVTOL companies are trying to make the UI simple enough that it does not require a pilot, but rather an operator, whic

Right now my understanding is many of the eVTOL companies are trying to make the UI simple enough that it does not require a pilot, but rather an operator, which is a much lower bar in terms of training. The objective is then really to use these as air taxis/Ubers, not individually owned cars. United, for example, is planning to use them to shuttle passengers to/from LAX, which makes a ton of sense, because they can go from designated points (as opposed to something like curbside pickup, where they'd have to find space to land), and they're hitting an ideal use case of avoiding traffic that is predictably heavy. Obviously if/when AI is viable, that makes them even more useful.