In that case, what makes them more useful than helicopters?
Electric motors are simple and reliable and all these companies use multiples so have some redundancy. Multi-rotors require computer control for stability. With that done the piloting is easy.
Everything I've seen about this space is people with big checks trying to cut corners to enter a new market, and it seems ripe to fail much like the 737-MAX.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/12/01/insid...
And that's ignoring all of the problems with the market itself, not to mention regulations, as well as logistical headaches of transporting between rooftops (which by the way, many cannot safely support landing pads - so now you also have to retrofit skyscrapers with incredibly expensive infrastructure).
To be fair you answered my question and I'm just being belligerent, so thank you for the response.
You're basing this on a myriad of assumptions as eVTOL designs are barely at the prototype stage right now. Helicopters have been in use for decades, so we know how safe they are.
If they truly prove to be safer then that's awesome, but based on everything I've seen I don't believe that to be true.
Electric motors do not fail as often as combustion engines. Most eVTOL designs have redundancies that don't exist in a normal helicopter. I have flown R22s a handful of times and there were many times where an engine failure would have been disastrous.
FWIW I've interviewed at many of the eVTOL companies and found too much sizzle and not enough steak.
But to each his own. Ultimately it's just my opinion. Reality will assert itself regardless of what I think.