Air taxis in Los Angeles by 2026

little later in the newscast in the full forecast. Back to you, Marla. It sounds good already. All right. Jonathan, thanks. Instead of sitting in traffic, imagine soaring overhead in an air taxi like this that you're seeing here. It could be a reality sooner than you think. Fox Eleven's Matthew Seedorf joins us now live in studio with more. Good to have you here, Matthew. Yeah, it's hard to believe this day is almost here. Air taxis could be flying over LA within the next 18 months, changing how people view traffic. Flying cars now one step closer to taking off. The average person in Los Angeles spends about 100 hours a year in traffic. Archer Aviation's Miles Rogers meeting Fox 11 at Santa Monica Airport Tuesday. Or what they call a future vertiport. Is this going to be a pretty reasonable for customers to pay? We're really looking to open up the skies for everybody, and not just for the elite few who want to fly over traffic as soon as 2026. This is how air space could look above L.A. flights from Orange County to USC, Long Beach to SoFi Stadium and LAX to Woodland Hills trips they can make. In 10 or 20 minutes, commutes t now can cost drivers hours in traffic flying over the 405 or flying over the ten. There's no better feeling you'll be able to fly from Santa Monica to a Trojans game or from Santa Monica to a Rams game, or Orange County to a Rams game. These air taxis include a pilot can carry up to four passengers and travel 150mph. They're also said to be about 100 times quieter than a helicopter. The aircraft is sustainable. It plugs in like a Tesla. It takes off vertically like a helicopter and flies forward on a wing, like an airplane. Archer has already announced partnerships with United and Southwest Airlines, while their competitor, Joby Aviation, is working with Delta. We are hard at work with the FAA at certifying our aircraft and getting ready for commercial service. Air taxis, possibly ready to fly over LA traffic during the upcoming 2028 Olympics. Selected rides have selecting an Uber. You can select a job and be able to fly over the traffic, so the pricing should be around rideshare prices. Now both companies are working with the FAA to officially launch in order to get FAA, FAA approval. Of course, they're going to have to figure out air traffic control. And you think of accidents in the sky. Yeah, it's going to be complicated and a hard process. Obviously, there's drones and other planes and airports. LAX Long Beach. Yeah, there's airports all over the place. So maneuvering around that. But the will be interesting. The concept seems dreamy. Like I said, breaki